Disrobed Lawyer, Emeka Ugwuonye Remanded For Fabricating False Evidence

A Chief Magistrates’ Court in Wuse Zone 6, Abuja has ordered the
remand in prison custody of a disrobed lawyer, Mr. Ephraim Emeka
Ugwuonye.

He was remanded for fabricating false evidence and giving false
information with intent to mislead a public servant in the
discharge of her duty.

Ugwuoke was arraigned on a one-count charge of injurious
falsehood, defamation, giving false information with intent to
mislead a public servant in discharge of her duty, fabricating
false evidence, impersonation and inciting disturbance, contrary to
and punishable under sections 393,342,148,158,132 and 114 of the
Penal Code Law.

The FIR reads: ‘’That on October 16, about 4:30, acting on a
tip-off, Ephraim Emeka Ugwuonye of 25, Adeyemo Alakija Street,
Victoria Island, Lagos was arrested by detectives from the Criminal
Investigation and Intelligence Department, FCT Police Force
Command, Abuja.

“That on October 15, Ugwuonye published injurious and abusive
languages against the Nigeria Police Force on his Facebook page
titled: Due Process Advocate, with the intention to dissuade police
investigators from carrying out their roles and fabricating false
evidence of the names of suspects in police detention through
videotaping and circulating same with intent to extort money from
the public, incite public disturbance against the Nigerian Police
Force by impersonating to be a practising lawyer after being
disrobed by the Supreme Court of Nigeria. You thereby commit the
above mentioned offence.’’

After the defendant pleaded not guilty to the charges read to
him, his lawyer, Mr. Ifeanyi Chukwu, urged the court to grant the
defendant bail pending trial.

But police counsel Mr. James Idachaba opposed the application
for bail on the grounds of state offence, saying the defendant had
jumped bail several times.

Chief Magistrate Ahmed Ndajiwo, after listening to both parties,
adjourned till October 25 for hearing of the bail application.