Court jail rep member to one month in prison for lying

 A magistrate court sitting in Abuja has sentenced a member of the House of Representative, Victor Mela to one month in prison for lying. 

Victor Mela who is representing Billiri/Balanga Federal Constituency of Gombe state was jailed for lying under oath in the CD001 INEC form he completed ahead of the 2019 election. 

According to report gathered, Mela lied that he did not have dual citizenship while processing a British passport which shows that he is a Britain citizen.