Azeez Folorunso/
A Lagos-based lawyer, Mr Edward Oseghale, has been arraigned before an Ogba Magistrate’s Court for allegedly issuing fake court judgement.
The lawyer who was allegedly notorious in the issuance of fake judgements to evict tenants from their homes was arraigned on a five-count charge of forgery.
He appeared before Magistrate (Mrs.) O. A. Ojo of Ogba Chief Magistrates Court, in Ikeja Judicial Division.
Oseghale pleaded not guilty to the charges and was admitted to bail in the sum of N50,000 and two sureties in like sum.
According to the court, one of the sureties must be an owner of property in Lagos with valid Certificate of Occupancy, while the other must be gainfully employed with evidence of tax payment which must be verified.
The charge sheet reads: “That you Edward Oseghale (M) being a legal practitioner on the 29th day of June 2018 at about 1000 hrs at Yaba Magisterial Court in Lagos State magisterial district did forge a court judgement with suit No. MCY/368/15 purported to have been prepared by Honour T.O Abayomi (Mrs), Chief magistrate court 4, Surulere Lagos and thereby committed an offence punishable under section 365(3)y) of criminal Laws of Lagos State of Nigeria, 2015.
Count 2: “That you Edward Oseghale (M) on the same date, time and place in the aforesaid magisterial district did forged the signature of Mrs. Busola Banjo (f) Registrar of Yaba Magistrate Court and thereby committed an offence punishable under section 365(3)(n)(u) and (y) of the Criminal Laws of Lagos State of Nigeria 2015.
Count 3: That you Edward Oseghale (m) on the 6th day of July 2018 at Yaba magisterial court in the aforesaid magisterial district did forge a court judgement with suit No. MYC/103/18 purported to have been prepared by honour O. A. Ojo (Mrs) and thereby committed an offence punishable under section 365(3) (j) of the Criminal Laws of Lagos State of Nigeria 2015.
Count 4: “That you Edward Oseghale (m) on the same date, time and place in the aforesaid magisterial district did forge the signature of Honour O.A Banjo (Mrs) on a forged judgement with the suit No; MCY/103/18 and thereby committed an offence punishable under section 363(3) (n) (u) and (y) of the Criminal Laws of Lagos State of Nigeria, 2015.
Count 5: “That you Edward Oseghale (m) on the same date, time and place in the aforesaid magisterial district did forge a magistrate court of Lagos State cashier stamp and thereby committed an offence punishable under section 365(3) (t) of the Criminal Laws of Lagos State of Nigeria, 2015.”
The case has been adjourned till November 8, 2018.