EFCC arrests suspected fake lawyer for alleged forgery, impersonation

Date: 2022-01-14

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested a suspected fake lawyer, Adekola Adekeye, in Lagos on charges of impersonation and forgery, a statement by the commission said on Thursday.

The anti-graft agency's statement signed by its spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren, said Mr Adekeye had visited the Lagos zonal of the commission on Tuesday posing as a lawyer to secure the release of a detained fraud suspect.'

The statement said he was, however, exposed when investigators dug in further to verify the documents he tendered to secure the bail of the detained suspect:

Read EFCC's full statement:

EFCC Press Release

Fake Lawyer in EFCC Net For Forgery, Impersonation

Operatives of the Lagos Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested a fake lawyer, Adekola Adekeye, whose stock-in-trade is forging documents to perpetrate fraud.

Adekeye's travail began on Tuesday, January 11, 2022 when he came to the Lagos Command of EFCC posing as a lawyer to secure the bail of a suspected fraudster who is in the Commission's custody.

However, nemesis caught up with Adekeye, when investigators dug in further to verify the documents he tendered to secure the bail of the suspected fraudster.

A search at his residence further unearthed several forged documents dating back to 2005, including forged Lagos State University and Kwara State College of Education documents.

He also claimed to be the owner of "A.A. Emmanuel & Co. Chambers", which he had been using to perpetrate frauds until his arrest.

He will soon be arraigned in court.

Meanwhile, the Commission will continue to ensure that such impostors using fake personalities and documents to procure the bail of suspects are made to face the wrath of the Law.

Wilson Uwujaren

Head, Media & Publicity

13 January.

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