An Igbosere Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, on Thursday sentenced a 74-year-old man, Keinde Dodo, to five years imprisonment for pretending to be a lawyer and representing litigants in courts for 15 years.
The Magistrate, O.O. Martins, did not give Mr. Keinde a Ghanaian an option of fine as he was sentenced to jail with hard labour. The septuagenarian had pleaded guilty to the five-count charge read to him, and the evidence before the court also showed that he committed the crimes.
“My mother is from Ilesha in Osun State and my father is a Ghanaian. I have been impersonating as a lawyer and representing people in courts for the past 15 years,” Mr. Keinde had told the court.
The offences he committed contravened Sections 106 (a), 285(5), 363, 378(1) and 410 of the Criminal Code, Laws of Lagos State, 2011.
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Posted: at 23-02-2012 06:43 PM (12 years ago) | Addicted Hero
chimexplus at 23-02-2012 08:41 PM (12 years ago) (m)
Thats Nigerian live and that can never happen in Ghana where he comes from. Every system in Nigerian is FAKE and that is why the Man was successful for 15 years.
Posted: at 23-02-2012 08:41 PM (12 years ago) | Upcoming
interpo77 at 23-02-2012 08:54 PM (12 years ago) (m)
ghana must go again,what a disgraced system we have in nigeria,we can not count a sector in nigeria system that can stand up to date, federal disgrace for fooling the jury for exactly fiftheen guud yrs
Posted: at 23-02-2012 08:54 PM (12 years ago) | Gistmaniac
FinlandGuy at 23-02-2012 09:50 PM (12 years ago) (m)
Quote from: Princestevo on 23-02-2012 08:24 PM
so there is a fake lawyer ?
hahahahhaha i no know oooooh my broda but this man format solid well well,look at the man well if person tell u say this man no bi lawyer u fit fight the person self. He is a Genus to defend people in the court for 15yrs winning cases as well,i dey call my lawyer,him go show me his certificate today.
Posted: at 23-02-2012 09:50 PM (12 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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