Court orders remand of fake lawyer in Osun

By Shina Abubakar, Osogbo

A Magistrate Court sitting successful Osogbo, Osun State, has remanded a suspected fake lawyer, Oruhu Emmanuel Odey, implicit alleged forgery.

The suspect was arraigned earlier Magistrate Olisegun Ayilara Osogbo connected a four-count complaint bordering connected impersonation, fraud, stealing, and forgery.

The prosecutor, Mr. Saheed Anifowose, told the tribunal that betwixt December 15, 2020, and May 9, 2021, the suspect falsely paraded himself arsenic a lawyer to deceive 1 Dr. Olujuwon Philips Towoju into purchasing 2 houses astatine Oroki Estate, Osogbo. Anifowose said the enactment was contrary to Section 109 of the Criminal Code, Cap 34, Volume 2, Laws of Osun State.

The authoritative further alleged that Odey fraudulently obtained the sum of N18.5 cardinal from Dr. Towoju nether the pretence of facilitating the spot transaction arsenic a ineligible practitioner, contrary to Section 419 of the Criminal Code.

He was besides accused of stealing the aforesaid sum belonging to Dr. Towoju, an offence contrary to Section 383 and punishable nether Section 390(9) of the Criminal Code, Laws of Osun State.

In addition, Odey allegedly forged the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) stamp and seal, affixing them to a petition helium wrote to the Commissioner of Police astatine the Ogun State Command, an enactment said to contravene Section 467 of the Criminal Code.

The defendant, who had nary ineligible practice successful court, pleaded not blameworthy to each the charges. However, Magistrate Ayilara recalled that the accused had erstwhile appeared earlier him successful 2020 during the COVID-19 period, a information Odey admitted.

Responding to the magistrate’s queries, Odey disclosed that helium is presently studying Law astatine Benue State University.

The tribunal witnessed a beardown beingness of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Osogbo Branch, with erstwhile chairman, Mr. Yemi Abiona, and the incumbent chairman, Mr. Mauruf Adediran, starring six different lawyers to correspond the association, which is simply a nominal complainant successful the matter.

Magistrate Ayilara ordered that Odey beryllium remanded astatine the Ilesa Correctional Centre and adjourned the lawsuit till October 21 for mention.

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