The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, sitting in Bwari has ordered that a factional leader of the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA), Chief Edozie Njoku and one other be remanded in prison over their alleged complicity in the forgery of a judgment of the Supreme Court.
Justice Mohammed Magudu, gave this order after their arraignment, pending when the court would hear the bail application at the next adjourned date.
Njoku and his co-defendant, Chukwuemeka Nwoga would be remanded in the Suleja prison in Niger State till November 30 when the court would rule on their bail application.
The Inspector General of Police, arraigned the two defendants on a 14 count charges which borders on forgery of Supreme Court judgement.
The arraignment is sequel to the Supreme Court statement issued yesterday, which disclosed that Chief Edozie Njoku, was never a party to an appeal surrounding the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) leadership crisis, wherein the apex court delivered judgment late last year.
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However, they pleaded not guilty to all the counts.
Their lawyer, Panam Ntui, informed the court that he had filed a bail application and had been served on prosecutor, while urging the court to grant them bail in the most liberal terms.
Prosecuting lawyer, Rimamsomte Ezekiel, objected to the bail application, arguing that the offences with which the defendants were charged are not minor, noting that some attract a maximum of 14 years imprisonment on conviction.
The disclosure was part of efforts at clarifying the raging controversies and misconception the said judgment was generating.
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In a statement, the Supreme Court clarified that the judgment delivered on October 14, 2021, was between one Chief Jude Okeke and APGA with three other respondents, which did not include Njoku.
The statement signed by the Director, Press and Information, Supreme Court, Dr Akande Festus, explained that Njoku had sought to be joined in the appeal but was not and therefore not a party to the final judgment that resolved the leadership crisis.
The statement stated that any other judgment containing parties different from the parties on record did not emanate from the Supreme Court and should therefore be disregarded.
