Police Arrest Fake Lawyer Who Practiced For 15 Years In Lagos

The saying that everyday is for the thief but one day is for the
owner could not be truer than in the case of one fake ” Barrister
Chris Elisha who had been practicing as a lawyer for the past
fifteen years without being spotted.

However nemesis caught up with him yesterday February 6, 2018,
at Ojo Magistrate court where he appeared on behalf of an accused
person but found it difficult to move a motion for the variation of
the bail condition of his client.

His predicament did not go unnoticed by one Barrister Nnamdi
Samuel Nwafor who challenged his qualification. According to Bar.
Nnamdi 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.

“Barrister ” Chris Elisha told the police that he is a native of
Avodim Ubakala in Umuahia south local government area of Abia
state.

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 further admonished
professional bodies to double check their members in order to fish
out the quacks in their midst.

The saying that everyday is for the thief but one day is for the
owner could not be truer than in the case of one fake ” Barrister
Chris Elisha who had been practicing as a lawyer for the past
fifteen years without being spotted.

However nemesis caught up with him yesterday February 6, 2018,
at Ojo Magistrate court where he appeared on behalf of an accused
person but found it difficult to move a motion for the variation of
the bail condition of his client.

His predicament did not go unnoticed by one Barrister Nnamdi
Samuel Nwafor who challenged his qualification. According to Bar.
Nnamdi 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.

“Barrister ” Chris Elisha told the police that he is a native of
Avodim Ubakala in Umuahia south local government area of Abia
state.

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 further admonished
professional bodies to double check their members in order to fish
out the quacks in their midst.