Police Arrest Suspected Fake Lawyer Who Was Trying To Secure Release Of A Suspect

…I use a lawyer’s Identity card to protect myself from
criminals – Suspected fake lawyer
…As Police parades armed robbers in Osun

Muhammed Aliu, who claimed to be a lawyer, has disclosed that he
only uses lawyer’s Identity card to protect himself from being
harmed by criminals.

Aliu said he had once handed over some criminals to police and
had to protect himself from the consequences of his act by
pretending to be a legal practitioner.

He disclosed this in Osun state Police Command, Osogbo.

The suspect, who claimed to be a drop out Law student of
University of Ikirun in Kwara state said the I.D card was given to
him by a human rights lawyer he met in Ibadan after paying the sum
of N100,000 to him.

He added that he was arrested when he went to the police station
in Ede to check his friend who was arrested after a church was
burgled.

“When I was doing a programme on the radio, I met a man who
promised to give me an Identity card. I dropped out in the faculty
of law, University of Ilorin. I don’t have money to pay for my
school. I used my school fees to buy a motorcycle when my father
and brother died.

“One Odeleye who is a lawyer issued an identity card to me after
collecting N100,000. He promised that he will attach me with
someone, which will give me opportunity to go back to school.

“I have never went to defend any matter in court before because
I have not been called to bar nor finish school. I have not bailed
anyone before except the time I took criminals to Ataoja police
station”, he said.

However, the Commissioner of Police, Olawale Olokode, said the
suspect was arrested when he presented himself as a lawyer at the
station to secure the release of a suspect.

He added that upon searching his house, many charms were
recovered and the suspect confessed to be using charms to influence
other lawyers in court and judges.

Olokode further disclosed that three suspected armed robbers,
Kolapo Kehinde, 23, Oyeniyi Sodiq, 27, and Olatunji Saheed, 21,
were on August 1, 2021 arrested after robbing their victims of a
Cargo lady motorcycle along Osogbo-Iragbiji road.

He added that a cut to size single barrel gun, laptop, the said
motorcycle and five cartridges were recovered from them, adding
that the suspects would be arraigned in court in due course.

…I use a lawyer’s Identity card to protect myself from
criminals – Suspected fake lawyer
…As Police parades armed robbers in Osun

Muhammed Aliu, who claimed to be a lawyer, has disclosed that he
only uses lawyer’s Identity card to protect himself from being
harmed by criminals.

Aliu said he had once handed over some criminals to police and
had to protect himself from the consequences of his act by
pretending to be a legal practitioner.

He disclosed this in Osun state Police Command, Osogbo.

The suspect, who claimed to be a drop out Law student of
University of Ikirun in Kwara state said the I.D card was given to
him by a human rights lawyer he met in Ibadan after paying the sum
of N100,000 to him.

He added that he was arrested when he went to the police station
in Ede to check his friend who was arrested after a church was
burgled.

“When I was doing a programme on the radio, I met a man who
promised to give me an Identity card. I dropped out in the faculty
of law, University of Ilorin. I don’t have money to pay for my
school. I used my school fees to buy a motorcycle when my father
and brother died.

“One Odeleye who is a lawyer issued an identity card to me after
collecting N100,000. He promised that he will attach me with
someone, which will give me opportunity to go back to school.

“I have never went to defend any matter in court before because
I have not been called to bar nor finish school. I have not bailed
anyone before except the time I took criminals to Ataoja police
station”, he said.

However, the Commissioner of Police, Olawale Olokode, said the
suspect was arrested when he presented himself as a lawyer at the
station to secure the release of a suspect.

He added that upon searching his house, many charms were
recovered and the suspect confessed to be using charms to influence
other lawyers in court and judges.

Olokode further disclosed that three suspected armed robbers,
Kolapo Kehinde, 23, Oyeniyi Sodiq, 27, and Olatunji Saheed, 21,
were on August 1, 2021 arrested after robbing their victims of a
Cargo lady motorcycle along Osogbo-Iragbiji road.

He added that a cut to size single barrel gun, laptop, the said
motorcycle and five cartridges were recovered from them, adding
that the suspects would be arraigned in court in due course.