Delta Magistrate Orders Fake Lawyer Out Of Court

In what could champion beryllium described arsenic a beardown basal for justness and weeding retired unqualified individuals from the ineligible profession, members of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Udu Branch, Delta State, yesterday apprehended a antheral allegedly posing arsenic a ineligible practitioner.

The incidental occurred arsenic the NBA reaffirmed its committedness to upholding nonrecreational morals and ensuring that lone duly qualified lawyers look earlier the courts

The suspect, identified arsenic U. T. Oghenetejiri, was caught attempting to correspond a lawsuit successful a transgression lawsuit erstwhile eagle-eyed lawyers noticed inconsistencies successful his conduct. The impostor was yet cornered and apprehended by members of the NBA Anti-fake Lawyers Committee, moving successful conjunction with tribunal information personnel.

Further investigations revealed that helium had been operating from a makeshift bureau on Jakpa Road successful Effurun. Checks besides confirmed that the fishy ne'er attended instrumentality schoolhouse and is not listed connected the rotation of ineligible practitioners maintained by the Supreme Court of Nigeria , a mandatory request for anyone legally practicing instrumentality successful the country.

LEADERSHIP Weekend gathered that his apprehension followed his inability to respond to basal ineligible questions from the presiding magistrate , a improvement which instantly raised suspicion. Sensing trouble, Oghenetejiri bolted from the courtroom, prompting a melodramatic pursuit done the Orhuwhorun Market arsenic tribunal unit and lawyers pursued him.

Court sources revealed that the fishy had been a acquainted look successful section courts crossed Udu, consistently masquerading arsenic a certified ineligible practitioner.

However, his charade began to unravel arsenic ineligible professionals grew progressively suspicious of his flawed ineligible arguments and evasiveness erstwhile questioned astir his acquisition background.

Chairman, NBA Udu subdivision , Barr. Edmund Odohisi, said: “We had been getting reports astir idiosyncratic parading himself arsenic a lawyer successful our courts. Our committee launched a quiescent investigation.

When helium showed up again astatine the Orhuwhorun Court, we moved successful swiftly.”

“Upon his apprehension, a shocking cache of forged ineligible documents was recovered from Oghenetejiri. Items recovered successful his possession included fake lawyer’s stamps and seals, aggregate deeds of transfer, and files containing ineligible correspondence allegedly drafted for unsuspecting clients,  Odohisi” disclosed.

When LEADERSHIP Weekend visited the scene, the fishy had already been handed implicit to officers astatine the Ovwian Police Station, wherever helium was held successful custody pending further probe and arraignment.

Meanwhile, ineligible practitioners crossed Delta State person commended the swift enactment taken by the NBA Udu Branch, noting that the increasing beingness of fake lawyers poses a superior menace to the credibility and integrity of the justness system.