A man has gotten himself into trouble for impersonating a former Governor of Benue state.
Joseph Onoja
Justice Lateef Lawal Akapo of a Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja yesterday March 16th, convicted and sentenced to two years imprisonment an impersonator of a former Governor of Benue State, Gabriel Suswan.
The convict, Joseph Onoja, was arraigned on an initial 4-count charge bordering on conspiracy to defraud, impersonation, forgery and using false document. He however pleaded not guilty to the charges but later changed his plea to ”guilty” to an amended one count charge.
Justice Akapo convicted him on the one-count charge preferred against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, and sentenced him accordingly.
The convict was sentenced to 2 years Imprisonment and the sentence will run from the day of his conviction.