Ogun State Police Commissioner of Police, CP, Edward Ajogun, has raised the alarm over the increase in the number of fake lawyers in the state.
Ajogun raised the alarm on Monday in a statement issued by the Public Relations Officer of his command, DSP, Abimbola Oyeyemi, following the arrest of a suspected fake lawyer.
The suspect, Tajudeen Olufemi Idris, was arrested on Friday while appearing for a counsel in a case at a Magistrate Court in Ifo local government area of Ogun State.
The Commissioner of Police said that no fewer than five fake lawyers had been arrested in the last two months.
He said the fake lawyers swindled people of their hard-earned money.
He gave a list of the fake lawyers arrested.
According to him, on August 12, 2020, a 56 years old Sylvester Ogbagu was arrested at Shagamu while parading himself as lawyer.
Another person, Adedeji Ebenezer, was apprehended in the court premises at Itori on August 5, 2020 while falsely appearing for a client as a lawyer.
He said Ebenezer was tried and subsequently sentenced to three years imprisonment.
Another fake lawyer, Elijah Ayodeji Ojo, he said, was also arrested at Ajuwon police station on June 28 when he came to solicit for a so called client who was having a criminal matter with the police.
Also, one Lawrence Oyedunu, the police boss said, was arrested in Sango Ota while presenting himself as a counsel to a suspect.
The CP expressing concern, called on the state branch of NBA to put necessary machinery in motion to checkmate the activities of fraudulent people.
He also appealed to those who might wish to be lawyers to take a cue from the determined effort of a traditional ruler in the state, the Towulade of Akinale, who at 75 years, read Law and went to Law School because of his interest in the legal profession.
