The police on Tuesday arraigned a 35-year-old fake nurse, Morili Balogun in a Grade “A” Customary Court, Iyaganku GRA, Ibadan for allegedly using a forged Nursing certificate to get a job as a nurse. The police charged Balogun with two counts of conspiracy and forgery.

 

According to the Police Prosecutor, Sgt. Bola Olookooba, Balogun and others (at large) allegedly conspired and committed the offence of forgery.

Olookooba  alleged that the defendant forged a nursing certificate and licence in her name which she used in gaining employment at the Ona-Ara Hospital, Ibadan.

 

He said the offence was committed sometimes in 2011, and contravened the provisions of Section 465 and punishable under Section 467 of the Criminal Code of Oyo State 2000. The defendant pleaded not guilty to the charges against her. The President of the court, Basirat Gbadamosi, admitted the defendant to bail in the sum of N100,000 with two sureties in like sum. 

 

Gbadamosi ordered that the one of the sureties must be a blood relative, while the other must be a clergy or community leader.

She adjourned the case until March 26, for hearing.