Barrister Mercy Sheidun Forgery Case of Late Husband Will Back in the News ! Accused of Forging Her Law School Certificate

Barrister Dame Mrs mercy Elizabeth Onome Shiedun  is currently facing charges of forging her husbands will,is again recently been investigated by the  CID Department of edo state police command for identity theft,impersonation,forgery and using the certificate of one Elizabeth Onome to gain admission into the University of Benin Scond Class Upper  and Nigerian law school where she fraudulently obtained an LL.B and call to bar certificate.

If she is charged to court and found guilty she could spend a minimum of 7 years in prison.

Previously

previously since 2013

The Police in Benin City, capital of Nigeria’s Edo state, have arraigned 46-year-old lawyer-wife of a millionaire, her lawyer and another over alleged forgery of Will.

The accused, Mrs. Mercy Sheidun, Barr. Samuel Urhoghide and one Jonah Sojah, were arraigned before an Oredo Magistrate’s Court on a two-count charge of conspiracy and forgery.

The three accused pleaded not guilty of the alleged offence.

Sheidun was the pioneer Managing Director of Okpella Cement Factory in the defunct Bendel State.

It was gathered that Mrs. Sheidun’s step-children from the his First wife  suspected foul play in the contents of the will, which bequeathed Most assets to her.

The children were said to have subjected the alleged Will to forensic test twice at the police forensic science Laboratory, D Department, Force CID Ikoyi, Lagos, where it was found to have been forged.

An excerpt from the forensic report reads: “It is my opinion that the questioned signature in the relevant column of the document (testaments) marked Exhibit A5 is not the same with the standard signatures on documents Exhibit B-D (signed documents by Sir Sheidun).

According to the charge sheet MOR/389/2013, , the accused persons on August 22 1997 at 3 Isibor street off Murttala Mohammed Way in Benin city allegedly conspired among themselves to commit felony.

The Prosecutor, Inspector Osaretin Ogiehor, told the Court that the accused persons “did forge a testament instrument to wit; a will purported to have been made by late Sir Kola Sheidun, and thereby committed an offence contrary to section 465″ of the criminal code.

He said the alleged offences were punishable under section 516, Cap 48, Vol.11 and section 467(2) of the criminal Code Cap 48. Vol.11 Laws of the Defunct Bendel State of Nigeria 1976, as applicable in Edo State .

The trial Magistrate, Mr. Peter Asemota, granted Mrs. Sheidun and Urhoghide bail on self recognition as lawyers, while the third accused, Sojah, was granted bail in the sum of N100,000 with a surety in the like sum and who must be a house owner within the Oredo magisterial district.

He adjourned the case to 23 September for hearing.