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By Nkasi kolie
A man, Azeez Agboola,50, has been arrested for claiming to be a lawyer in Ogun State .
The suspect was picked on Wednesday by men of Ogun State Police Command, for unlawfully parading himself as a legal practitioner.
According to Ogu State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi:”The suspect, a resident of Oko Afor area of Badagry Lagos state, was arrested for impersonation while appearing as a counsel before Chief Magistrate B.I. Ilo, at the Chief Magistrate Court Agbara.
“His presentation in court provoked the suspicion of the chief magistrate, who invited the police to arrest him for proper interrogation, in order to authenticate his claim of being a lawyer.
“Upon his arrest, the suspect, was personally interrogated by the Divisional Police Officer in charge of Agbara Division, SP Dahiru Saleh, and he confessed that though he read law in the university, but has not been called to Bar since he has not passed the law school examination.
Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police Mr. Edward Awolowo Ajogun,has ordered that the suspect be charged to court as soon as possible
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