Nigeria, July 21 -- The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Apo, Abuja, has ordered the remand of a Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) officer, Jubrin Buba, at the Kuje Correctional Centre after he failed to appear for trial in a certificate forgery case.

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) said in a statement Monday that it charged Mr Buba with six counts of forgery and making false statements to a public officer.

According to the statement by the ICPC spokesperson, Demola Bakare, the defendant allegedly presented in February 2015 a forged Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree certificate in Public Administration purportedly issued by the University of Jos to secure employme...