A 50- year-old man identified as Azeez Agboola has been arrested by the Police in Ogun state for allegedly parading himself as a lawyer
The state Police Public Relations Officer, Mr Abimbola Oyeyemi confirmed the arrest in a statement on Thursday in Abeokuta.
The suspect who is a resident of the Afor area of Badagry in Lagos was arrested while appearing as a counsel before Chief Magistrate Court in Agbara,Ogun State.
The police spokesman said that the suspect’s presentation in court aroused the suspicion of the chief magistrate who invited the police to arrest him for proper Investigation to authenticate his claim as a legal practitioner
According to the statement,” the suspect was personally interrogated by the Divisional Police Officer ( Agbara Division) Superintendent of Police, Dahiru Saleh and her confessed that though he read law in the university, he has not been called to bar since he has not passed the law school examination.”
The Commissioner of Police in the state, CP Edward Ajogun has ordered that the suspect be charged to court as soon as possible..
