The Police Command in Ebonyi State has arrested a person, Ugwumba Enyinnaya, for allegedly impersonating and practising as a lawyer for greater than 10 years.
Joshua Ukandu, the police spokesperson in Ebonyi State, disclosed this in a press assertion issued in Abakaliki on Tuesday.
Mr Ukandu, a police superintendent, mentioned the arrest adopted a discreet investigation by operatives after receiving a petition alleging the suspect obtained cash by false pretence.
According to him, the petitioner, David Chukwu, alleged that the suspect collected ₦650,000 from him in March 2026 to facilitate the processing and approval of a street-naming request in Ohaozara Local Government Area of the state.
He mentioned the suspect allegedly introduced himself as a lawyer with years of authorized expertise whereas accumulating the cash.
Mr Ukandu mentioned preliminary investigations following the arrest revealed that the suspect had allegedly been parading himself as a authorized practitioner regardless of missing the requisite skilled {qualifications}.
He added that the suspect admitted throughout interrogation that he was not a lawyer.
The police spokesperson mentioned a search of the suspect’s condominium led to the restoration of a number of displays, together with a Nigerian Bar Association seal and a portrait of the suspect wearing barrister’s regalia.
Other objects recovered, in response to him, included purported Bachelor of Laws and Master of Laws diploma certificates bearing the identify of Enugu State University of Science and Technology.
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The police additionally recovered a barrister’s gown and wig, courtroom judgements allegedly procured from the courtroom, and numerous authorized paperwork purportedly ready by the suspect.
Mr Ukandu listed some of the paperwork as powers of legal professional and deeds of conveyance.
He mentioned the suspect had been charged to courtroom.
According to the assertion, the Commissioner of Police in Ebonyi, Hope Okafor, recommended the operatives for his or her diligence in uncovering the alleged impersonation.
The police reiterated the necessity for the general public to train warning when partaking people who declare to be attorneys.
(NAN)
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