By Owolola Adebola
A 47-year-old man, Balogun Ayodele, has been arrested by men of Ogun State Police Command for impersonating to be a lawyer.
Trouble started when the suspect appeared as a defence counsel for somebody standing trial in a magistrate court at Ilaro.
His appearance and presentation aroused the suspicion of the magistrate who threw several legal questions at him but he was unable to answer any of the questions.
The magistrate subsequently invited the Police from Ilaro Area Command to arrest and investigates him. On interrogation, he confessed that he is never a lawyer and that he has been going to court under pretence of being a legal practitioner for quite some time now.
While the investigation was going on, a prison warden came to identify him as an ex-convict who just finished a six months jail term on a similar offence.
Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, Bashir Makama, has ordered that the suspect be arraigned before a court of competent jurisdiction as soon as the investigation is concluded.
He also warned that Ogun State will not be conducive to anybody who chose crime as a way of life.