Lagos: fake lawyer arrested after practising for fifteen years

Lagos state police command has arrested a fake lawyer identified as Chris Elisha at Ojo magistrate court where he appeared on behalf of an accused person.

The ‘Fake Barrister ” Chris Elisha told the police that he is a native of Avodim Ubakala in Umuahia South Local Government Area of Abia state.

Elisha has been practising as a lawyer for the past fifteen years but nemesis caught up with him on Tuesday 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 issues.

The hot argument between both men attracted the attention of other lawyers and the court duty policemen. 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.