Court Orders Remand of NSCDC Officer Over Forgery Allegations
By Alabidun Shuaib AbdulRahman
A Federal Capital Territory High Court sitting in Apo, Abuja, has ordered the remand of Mr. Jubrin Buba, an Officer of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC), in the custody of the Nigerian Correctional Service, Kuje.
The order was made after Buba failed to appear for trial in the forgery allegations leveled against him by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC).
Buba is standing trial for alleged offences bordering on forgery and making a false statement to a public officer.
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According to the ICPC, he fraudulently presented a forged Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree certificate in Public Administration, dated October 7, 2009, which was purportedly issued by the University of Jos, to secure employment with the NSCDC.
The accused was initially arraigned in 2022 before Hon. Justice Asma’u Akanbi at the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Kubwa and was admitted to bail on liberal terms.
However, following Justice Akanbi’s elevation to the Court of Appeal, the case was reassigned for trial de novo to Justice Binta Dogonyaro of FCT High Court 46, Apo.
Buba reportedly failed to appear despite receiving due notice, prompting the issuance of a bench warrant for his arrest.
He was eventually apprehended and arraigned on June 26, 2025.
During the proceeding, the court revoked Buba’s earlier bail and ordered that he be remanded at the Nigeria Correctional Service facility in Kuje.
The matter has been adjourned to October 27 and 28, 2025, for hearing
