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Court convicts Fake Lawyer to 7 years Jail term

 

Mr. Okoye Samuel Chukwuemeka.

 The Magistrate Court in Ota Ogun state Nigeria, presided over by Justice, L.O. Oke today  convicted a fake lawyer, Mr. Okoye Samuel Chukwuemeka parading himself as “Chime Kingsley Ifeanyi” and sentenced him to seven  years imprisonment without option of fine with restitution in the sum of  Fifty Thousand Naira to be made to the Nigerian Bar Association, Ota.

In a statement by the Chairman, of the Branch, A.O. Adegoke Esq, he said that prior to  his arrest and conviction, Mr. Okoye Samuel Chukwuemeka conducted his illegal business under the name and style of “CKI LEGAL”.

According to him, “Several incriminating documents including lawyer’s seals and filed documents were found in his office and home.

The convict was arraigned on a six  counts charges by police from Sango Police Division on September 15, 2022 with trial commencing on the 25th November, 2022. Two  witnesses testified against the convict and bundle of documents were admitted as exhibits in proof of the charges.

Beforehand, a Legal Practitioner, Kingsley Chime has raised an alarm over the use of his NBA Stamp and Seal by a fake lawyer who he identified as Okoye Chukwuemeka.

Barister Chime claimed the said Okoye stole his (Chime’s) identity and has been using same to defraud members of the public by parading himself as a qualified legal practitioner. 

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