Court summons private investigator accused of blackmailing APC senator

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- Justice John Tsoho of the Federal High Court, Abuja has threatened to issue a warrant of arrest against Chief Victor Uwajeh

- He failed to appear in court on Tuesday, February 6

- Uwajeh, a private investigator, reportedly opted to blackmail and tarnish the image of the Senator Andy Uba by fabricating false documents and credentials against him

Justice John Tsoho of the Federal High Court, Abuja has threatened to issue a warrant of arrest against Chief Victor Uwajeh if he fails to appear before the court on Tuesday, February 13.

Uwajeh, a private investigator, who is facing charges bordering on forgery, impersonation and fraud, did not appear in court on Tuesday, February 6.

The federal government had filed charges against Uwajeh for allegedly trying to obtain money through fraudulent means against a serving senator representing Anambra South senatorial district, Andy Uba.

Police indicts private investigator, describes documents presented against Uba as fake

Senator Uba is in court to clear his name. Photo credit: Joseph Itazi

Uwajeh was said to have opted to blackmail and tarnish the image of the senator a by fabricating false documents and credentials against him.

Following police thorough investigations and forensic analysis based on the petition Senator Uba wrote to the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, the police investigations indicted Uwajeh by stating that the signature and letterhead are all fabricated documents.

According to the forensic report the documents he paraded as credentials of Senator Uba were allegedly forged by him in his bid to blackmail and extort money from the senator.

At the last proceedings before the Federal Government filed charges before a Federal High Court Abuja, presiding judge, Justice Sylvester Origi, said that the matter could not proceed as the plaintiff lawyer asked the court to adjourned the matter to enable all the parties settled out of court.

Senator Uba however rejected the idea, insisting that he is not disposed to the arrangement, while urging the court to do the needful.

The judge further adjourned the suit on the instance of the plaintiff (Uwajeh) for the outcome of the out of court settlement and report back to the court.

Meanwhile, Senator Uba has congratulated former president, Olusegun Obasanjo, who was on Friday, January 19, honoured as the first recipient of a doctorate degree from the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN).

The lawmaker who was in attendance to witness the convocation ceremony on Saturday, December 20, expressed his delight and described the achievement as a motivation to all Nigerian youths.

He therefore encouraged the youth to pursue their educational dreams to the highest possible level irrespective of their age and background.

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