22 police recruits undergoing training at the Police Training College, Ilorin were today arraigned before different magistrates on a four-count charge of criminal conspiracy, forgery, impersonation and using as true a certificate known to be false, contrary to sections 97, 363,132 163 of the penal code law.
All accused persons have however entered a not guilty plea to the charges preferred against them.
The prosecuting counsel, Insp. David Wodi and Sgt. Mathew Ologbonsaye, told the respective courts that the accused were arrested after a screening where their certificates were discovered to be forged.
The presiding judges after listening to the plea of Mr Shina Ibiyemi, the Director of the Legal Aid Council in Kwara, who represented the accused persons granted each of the accused persons bail.
In his ruling, Magistrate Wahab Saka granted 11 of them bail in the sum of N50,000 and a surety each while Magistrate Shuaib Olanikewu granted bail to the other 11 accused under similar conditions.
Olanikewu, however, added that the sureties must swear to an affidavit of means before the court registrar.
The cases have been adjourned April 12 and April 14 in their respective courts.