Fake lawyer nabbed in Lagos court
A fake lawyer who has been parading himself as a legal practitioner for the past 15 years have been arrested by men of the Lagos State Police Command.
The fake lawyer identified as Barrister Chris Elisha was arrested on Tuesday February 6th, 2018 at the Ojo Magistrate Court.
Our correspondent gathered that Elisha who had appeared on behalf of an accused person found it difficult to move a motion for the variation of the bail condition of his client.
According to the Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Chike Oti who confirmed the arrest, the lapses in Elisha’s presentations did not go unnoticed by one Barrister Nnamdi Nwafor who challenged his qualification.
Oti said, “Nwafor , a newly qualified lawyer that is yet to cut his teeth at the bar would have been able to move a motion without qualms.
“The hot argument between both men attracted the attention of other lawyers and the Court duty police men.
“The officers took the suspect to the nearby Ojo Police Station where he confessed that he is a mere ‘charge and bail lawyer’ who had been practising for the past fifteen years.
” He claimed he was more into corporate law practice and does little of litigation. He stated further that he read law at Eastern Ukrainian University, in the former Soviet Union but had no certificate to show for it.”
It was also learnt that the suspect is a native of Avodim Ubakala in Umuahia south local government area of Abia state.
The Spokesperson further stated that the suspect is currently undergoing interrogation at the X- Squad Section of the State Police Command Headquarters and would be charged to court at the conclusion of investigation.
“In view of the above development, the Commissioner of Police , Lagos state, warned that police men are in every nook and cranny of the state and have been mandated to apprehend anybody perpetrating illegality no matter how highly placed,” he said.
He further admonished professional bodies to double check their members in order to fish out the quacks in their midst.
