Serving Senator Remanded in Prison for NYSC Certificate Forgery.
A serving Senator, Benson Konbowei, has been remanded in Kuje Correctional Centre by a High Court in Apo, Abuja, over allegations of forgery of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) exemption certificate.
Konbowei, representing Bayelsa Central, appeared before Justice Christopher Oba on March 26, 2024, facing charges marked CR/028/2023 brought by the Inspector General of Police.
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The charges accuse Konbowei of fraudulently forging a document titled ‘Certificate of Exemption’ with number 000256454 and dated July 4, 2008. The police cited violations of Sections 366, 156, and 158 of the Penal Code Act CAP 532 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 1990.
Pleading not guilty during his arraignment, the Senator was granted bail in the sum of N50 million with two sureties by the court. The sureties were required to possess landed properties with Certificates of Occupancy in the Federal Capital Territory.
Despite the bail grant, Justice Oba ordered Konbowei’s remand in Kuje Correctional Centre pending the fulfillment of bail conditions. The hearing is adjourned till June 24, 25, and 27, 2024.
