Police arraign Senator Adeleke, others for alleged exam mal-practise
Nigerian Police on Wednesday arraigned Senator Ademola Adeleke (Osun West) and four others at the Federal High Court, Abuja for allegedly engaging in examination malpractices.
Also arraigned were Sikiru Adeleke (who is said to be the senator’s relative), Alhaji Aregbesola Mufutau (the school principal), Gbadamosi Thomas Ojo (registrar) and Dare Samuel Olutope (teacher).
The five were arraigned on a four-count charge marked: FHC/ABJ/CR/156/2018, filed in the name of the Inspector General of Police (IGP).
Ademola and Sikiru were accused of fraudulently, through personation, registering as students of Ojo-Aro Community Grammar School, Ojo-Aro, Osun State to enable them sit for the National Examinations Council (NECO) examination of June/July 2017.
The other three defendants were accused of aiding the commission of the alleged offence.
They pleaded not guilty when the charge was read to them, following which their lawyers prayed the court to grant them bail pending trial.
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