Tag: Fake Lawyer
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CORRUPTION: Fake Nigerian lawyer arrested in South Africa
A 53-year-old Nigerian national, Lawrence Chinagorom Uche, has been arrested in South Africa for allegedly pretending to be a lawyer. Uche was arrested last Friday following the execution of warrant issued by the Vereeniging Magistrates Court in November 2022. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports that the suspect appeared in court on Monday, February 13, 2023, and the…
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Court jails fake lawyer to two years jail term for forgery in Kano
A Kano State High Court has sentenced a fake lawyer, Hanga Abdullahi, to two years imprisonment for forgery. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), in a statement on Tuesday, said Abdullahi was arraigned before Justice Aisha Mahmud on Friday, when he was pronounced guilty of the four counts levelled against him by the agency.…
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Police arrest 50-year-old fake lawyer who appeared before Chief Magistrate
Police have arrested a man identified as Azeez Agboola for allegedly parading himself as a legal practitioner in Ogun State. Mr Abimbola Oyeyemi, the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, confirmed the arrest of the suspect in a statement on Thursday. The 50-year-old suspect, a resident of Oko Afor area of Badagry in Lagos…
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Fake lawyer arrested while defending case in court
A 47-year-old suspected fake lawyer, Tajudeen Idris, has been arrested by men of the Ogun State Police Command for posing as a legal practitioner. The suspect was arrested on Friday at Magistrates’ Court 6 in the Ifo Local Government Area of the state. Idris was said to have appeared before Chief Magistrate I. A. Arogundade…
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Photo: Police arrest 47-year-old fake lawyer while defending case in court
Officers of Ogun State Police Command have arrested one Tajudeen Olufemi Idris for falsely parading himself as a lawyer and appearing as a defence counsel in court. The 47-year-old man was arrested on Friday, 2nd of October 2020 at Magistrate Court 6 in Ifo part of the State while appearing before Chief magistrate I.A Arogundade…
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Fake lawyer defrauds Buhari
Operatives of Ekiti Police Command have arrested a fake lawyer and cyber fraudster for defrauding Miss Buhari Safurat Temitope. The fake lawyers identified as Mr. Feranmi Adeyemi was arrested for alleged impersonation and obtaining money under false pretense. Adeyemi, who hail from Ayetoro-gbede in Yagba Kogi State, was accused of using dubious means to defraud…