IPOB leader’s lawyer banned from practising in Nigeria
Emeka Ephraim Ugwuonye was barred by the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC) for committing fraud.
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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.
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Ugwuonye has reportedly also been disbarred in the US states of Washington DC, New York and Maryland for professional misconduct.
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He has 28 days to appeal the ruling of the LPDC.
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