The Ogun State Police Command has secured the conviction of one Samson Okonkwo for counterfeiting electrical cables bearing the Coleman model.
This was contained in an announcement by the Command’s Spokesperson, DSP Oluseyi Babaseyi, on Monday.
According to the assertion, the judgment was delivered on September 24, 2026, by His Worship O. P. Mobee on the Magistrate Court, Ojodu Abiodun Magisterial District.
Okonkwo and different suspects at the moment at giant have been arraigned on April 10, 2025, in Charge No. MOJ/138C/2025, on 4 counts bordering on conspiracy, forgery, illegal possession and fraudulent sale of faux Coleman cables belonging to Coleman Technical Industries Limited.
The offences have been allegedly dedicated between January 24 and April 9, 2025, in Akute, Ogun State.
At the tip of the trial, the courtroom discovered Okonkwo responsible after the prosecution tendered 317 coils of faux electrical cables bearing Coleman packaging as displays.
He was convicted and sentenced underneath Section 3(3)(b) of the Merchandise Marks Act.
The Command stated the conviction highlights the hazard posed by substandard cables, which enhance dangers of electrical faults, fires and electrocution.
Reacting to the judgment, the Commissioner of Police, Ogun State, CP Bode Ojajuni, counseled the investigators and prosecution crew and reaffirmed the Command’s dedication to preventing counterfeiting and financial crimes.
He known as for stronger collaboration amongst regulation enforcement companies, producers, regulators and the general public to determine faux merchandise and defend customers.
The Police urged members of the general public to be cautious when shopping for electrical merchandise and to report suspected counterfeit items by acceptable channels.
