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 present at massive had 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 pretend Coleman cables belonging to Coleman Technical Industries Limited.
The offences had been allegedly dedicated between January 24 and April 9, 2025, in Akute, Ogun State.
At the top of the trial, the court docket discovered Okonkwo responsible after the prosecution tendered 317 coils of pretend electrical cables bearing Coleman packaging as displays.
He was convicted and sentenced below Section 3(3)(b) of the Merchandise Marks Act.
The Command stated the conviction highlights the hazard posed by substandard cables, which improve dangers of electrical faults, fires and electrocution.
Reacting to the judgment, the Commissioner of Police, Ogun State, CP Bode Ojajuni, recommended the investigators and prosecution workforce and reaffirmed the Command’s dedication to combating counterfeiting and financial crimes.
He referred to as for stronger collaboration amongst legislation enforcement businesses, producers, regulators and the general public to determine pretend merchandise and defend shoppers.
The Police urged members of the general public to be cautious when shopping for electrical merchandise and to report suspected counterfeit items via acceptable channels.
