Nigeria, Oct. 9 -- The Nigerian police on Wednesday arraigned two lawyers on forgery and impersonation charges at the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Apo, Abuja.

Trial judge Jude Onwuegbuzie granted the first defendant, Victor Giwa, bail on stringent terms and conditions, but denied bail to the second defendant, Bukola Ibitade, a nursing mother.

The court rejected Ms Ibitade's request on the grounds of the defence lawyer's failure to include her name in the formal bail application.

The defence made futile efforts to persuade the judge to allow an oral amendment to accommodate Ms Ibitade in the bail application.

The police had charged the defendants with three counts, including forgery of a letter on the purported letterh...