A magistrate court in the federal capital territory (FCT) has sentenced a member of the house representatives, Victor Mela, to one-month in prison for perjury. 

Mela, who represents Billiri/Balanga federal constituency of Gombe state, was convicted for lying under oath in the CD001 INEC form he completed prior to the 2019 election.

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The house of reps member claimed he did not have dual citizenship while in possession of a British passport which shows he is a citizen of Britain.

The court, however, gave him an option of fine.

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