• Investigations established that Patience Manase, forged several Examination Council of Zambia Joint Examination for School Certificate and General Certificate of Examination.
• The documents were made in order to facilitate her enrolment as a student at the University of Zambia.
• In the Seventh Count, Manase among other counts did purport to have a full grade twelve certificate which was used to gain employment at ZESCO and accumulated a payment of K429, 972.68.
Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has arrested and charged a University of Zambia (UNZA) student for forgery of a School Certificate and uttering false documents, as well as obtaining pecuniary advantage in the form of salaries and allowances amounting to K429, 972.68.
In a statement, ACC Public Relations Manager Timothy Moono said Patience Manase, 29, of Meanwood Ibex has been arrested and charged with seven counts of forgery and uttering false documents contrary to Laws of Zambia.
Mr. Moono revealed that investigations established that Ms. Manase, forged several Examination Council (ECZ) Joint Examination for School Certificate and General Certificate of Examination (GCE) Statements of Results documents which were made in order to facilitate her enrolment as a student at the University of Zambia.
“In the first count Manase, whilst acting together with persons unknown, did make a false document namely an ECZ Joint Examination for School Certificate and GCE Statement of Results Number 1649929,” Mr. Moono stated.
Mr. Moono further explained that in the second count, Manase, whilst acting together with persons unknown, made a false ECZ General Certificate of Education (GCE) Statement of Result with Examination Number 7691960023 Serial Number 2974085 for the year 2016.
“In the third count, Manase, whilst acting together with persons unknown, did make a false document namely, an ECZ Joint Examination for School Certificate and GCE Statement of Results Number 7091800103 Serial Number 1431321 for the year 2011.
“In the seventh count, Manase among other counts did purport to have a full grade twelve certificate which was used to gain employment at ZESCO between 2016 and 2019 as an Assistant Call Centre Agent and Assistant Customer Care Officer and did obtain pecuniary advantage in the form of salaries and allowances amounting to K429, 972.68. All documents were purported to have been issued by the Examinations Council of Zambia.
Mr. Moono said the suspect is expected to appear in court soon.
