A fake lawyer, Olawale
Falola, said he made N6m from his victims who he promised to help secure jobs
at the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation.
Falola, who was nabbed
by the Oyo State Police Command during a stop-and-search in Ibadan recently,
claimed to be a dropout of a university in Osun State, adding that he had deceived
more than 100 people with his fake identity.
It was gathered that
after seeing a sticker belonging to the Nigeria Bar Association on his
windscreen, the police asked him about his identity, but he failed to
substantiate his claim of being a lawyer.
He said, “I paraded
myself as a lawyer and I have taken money from more than 100 people. I promised
to get jobs for them at NNPC and security organisations. I have made up to N4m
from the practice out of which I bought a Toyota Corolla car. I lived in Osogbo.
I came to Ibadan to visit my family when I was arrested by the police.”
The car, valued at N2m,
has a number plate, FST 298 AY.
The Commissioner of
Police in the state, Leye Oyebade, said Falola’s car had been impounded and
that the suspect would be charged to court as soon as investigations into his
activities were concluded.
He said, “Falola was
arrested for parading himself as a lawyer when he was not.
“The car was bought
from the proceeds of his illegal activity and he had confessed to the crime. There
is no place for such people in our society. In our renewed effort to completely
rid the state of criminals, the state police command will not give room for
criminals to thrive.”
- Punch
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