The Ogun State Police Command on Sunday 28th of June, 2020 arrested one Elijah Ayodeji Ojo who has been parading himself as a legal practitioner.
The arrest was contain in a press release issued by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi who stated that the suspect has been using his fake status to swindle several people of huge amounts of money.
Oyeyemi in the release said that suspect was arrested following a petition written to the DPO Ajuwon police station by a legal practitioner who reported that the suspect has never been to law school anywhere and therefore not qualify to be addressed as a lawyer talkless of practicing the legal profession.
“The DPO Ajuwon division, Sp Andrew Akinseye and his team of detectives embarked on a painstaking intelligence investigation about the self acclaimed lawyer. In the process of their investigation, they came across a woman who was charged to court for an offence, but was duped by the suspect who collected about ₦300,000 from her to perfect her bail condition, but never show-up in the court”
“The suspect was subsequently arrested after much evidence had been gathered against him, On interrogation, he confessed that though he gained admission to study law at Ekiti State University but did not finish the course without going to law school” Oyeyemi stated
He further stressed that the Commissioner of Police, Cp Kenneth Ebrimson has ordered the immediate transfer of the suspect to the State Criminal investigation and intelligence department for further investigation and diligent prosecution
