I made N6m as a fake lawyer – Suspect
Olawale Falola
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.”
credit:: punchng
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