A fake lawyer who had been in practice since 2003 has been arrested in Lagos.
According to reports, Chris Elisha arose the suspicion of a fellow lawyer – Barrister Nnamdi Samuel Nwafor – at Ojo Magistrate court where he had appeared on behalf of an accused after he found it difficult to move a motion for the variation of the bail condition of his client.
Nwafor challenged Elisha over his qualification as a lawyer, insisting that a newly qualified lawyer that is yet to cut his teeth at the bar would have been able to move a motion without effortlessly.
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.
“Barrister ” Chris Elisha told the police that he is a native of Avodim Ubakala in Abia state. The suspect is currently undergoing interrogation at the X- Squad Section of the State Police Command Headquarters and would be charged to court at the conclusion of investigation.
