I made N6m as a fake lawyer – Suspect

A fake lawyer, Olawale Falola, who claimed to be a
dropout of a university in Osun State was arrested by the
Oyo State Police Command during a stop-and-search in
Ibadan recently.


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 couldnt defend his
'Lawyer' status.
He said he made N6m from victims whom he promised to
help secure jobs at the Nigerian National Petroleum
Corporation, NNPC.
According to him:


“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 Commissioner of Police in the state, Leye Oyebade,
said Falola’s car valued at N2m 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.”