A lawyer to Indigenous People of
Biafra » (IPOB) leader, Nnamdi Kanu has been
banned from practising law in Nigeria.
Emeka Ephraim Ugwuonye was barred by the
Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee
(LPDC), according to Sahara Reporters.
Chief Prosecutor of the Nigeria Bar
Association (NBA) at the LPDC, J.S. Okutepa
(SAN) reportedly said Ugwuonye was found
guilty of fraud.
The LPDC also urged the Chief Registrar of
the Supreme Court of Nigeria to strike out
Ugwuonye’s name.
Ugwuonye has reportedly also been disbarred
in the US states of Washington DC, New York
and Maryland for professional misconduct.
Biafra » (IPOB) leader, Nnamdi Kanu has been
banned from practising law in Nigeria.
Emeka Ephraim Ugwuonye was barred by the
Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee
(LPDC), according to Sahara Reporters.
Chief Prosecutor of the Nigeria Bar
Association (NBA) at the LPDC, J.S. Okutepa
(SAN) reportedly said Ugwuonye was found
guilty of fraud.
The LPDC also urged the Chief Registrar of
the Supreme Court of Nigeria to strike out
Ugwuonye’s name.
Ugwuonye has reportedly also been disbarred
in the US states of Washington DC, New York
and Maryland for professional misconduct.
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