Ogun police arrest fake lawyer in Otta
The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a fake lawyer,Ayodele Balogun,m,47,of Otta in Ado Odo Otta Local Government of Ogun State,who has been parading himself and practicing as a trained lawyer in the area.
The Police detectives attached to Otta Division of the Command made the arrest on Monday when a complainant reported the suspect to the Divisional Police Officer in charge of Otta Division for duping him of some amount of money to the tune of #140,000(One Hundred and Forty Thousand Naira only).
While the police detectives were on with their interrogation,one of the revered legal practitioners in the area alerted the police of the suspect’s criminal antecedents and urged the police to widen the scope of their interrogation, hence the confession of Ayodele Balogun, who has been practicing at a popular chamber in otta for a decade to be a fake legal practitioner.
The Commissiner of Police Ogun State,CP Abdulmajid Ali,has directed that the matter be thoroughly investigated.
The suspect and others,who might be indicted in the course of police investigation be charged to court without delay and his(their) details be sent to the Nigerian Bar Association and other concerned groups/bodies for necessary action.
The Police Boss has expressed disappointment in some individuals who engage themselves in nefarious activities and dupe innocent Nigerians of their hard earned incomes.
He has however,vowed to make Ogun State hot for criminals and unscrupulous elements as all hands are on deck to sanitize the state and get it rid of bad elements.
DSP MUYIWA ADEJOBI
PPRO OGUN STATE
ELEWERAN ABEOKUTA
17/05/2016