•Mathew Oleyeye arrested for impersonation
The police at Ojokoro Division have
arrested a 34-year-old man who has been parading himself as a legal
practitioner in Lagos State, western Nigeria.
The suspect, Mathew Olayeye, was
arrested at Ojokoro Magistrates’ Court on Thursday where he was facing another
criminal charge.
His arrest followed a report by Barrister
Seyi Olawumi, the General Secretary of Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Ikeja
branch, Lagos, that he was an impostor.
The police promptly responded and
arrested him at the court and detained him at their station for investigation.
P.M.NEWS gathered that Olayeye appeared before Magistrate Olayinka
as a counsel in a matter which attracted suspicion among the lawyers present at
the court.
The lawyers contacted the NBA which
has been trailing him.
According Olawumi, they had received
several reports concerning Olayeye’s activities and NBA members were told to
report to the NBA executives whenever he was found.
On the fateful day, Olayeye was in
court where he was facing a criminal matter bordering on fraud.
He allegedly issued a Senator a dud
cheque and was charged with the alleged offence.
When our reporter visited Ojokoro
Police Station where Olayeye was detained, he opened up and said he was
not a lawyer but did not explain why he appeared as one before a Magistrate.
Efforts to speak with the DPO proved
abortive as he was said to have gone to the State Police Command Headquarters
at Ikeja.
However, police sources said Olayeye
would be charged to court soon.
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