A Karu Grade 1 Area Court, Abuja, on Tuesday sentenced one Rose John of Bwari, Abuja, to seven months imprisonment for impersonation as an Army Major.
She was convicted on a two-count charge bordering on wearing a dress meant for public servants, offences she admitted committing.
The prosecution alleged that John had been parading herself as a Major in the Nigerian Army with official regalia and epaulets, before her arrest.
She was sentenced to seven months imprisonment, as the offences contravened the provisions of Sections 132 and 133 of the Penal code.
The judge, Mr Hassan Ishaq, however, gave the convict N 30,000 option of fine, with a warning to desist from committing any further offence.
Ishaq also advised her to be law abiding and to learn a trade or go back to school if need be.
He ordered that all recovered items from the defendant should be destroyed…
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