By Alex Enumah in Abuja
The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Walter Onnoghen has revealed that some lawyers in their attempt to get the prestigious rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) engaged in the forgery of some court’s judgment to qualify for nomination for the rank.
Onnoghen said the forged judgment were part of the requisite conditions submitted to the Legal Practitioners and Privileges Committee for scrutiny.
He made the disclosure Monday at the opening of the 2018/2019 legal year of the Supreme Court and inauguration of new Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SANs) in Abuja.
Although, the names of the offending lawyers were not made public, the CJN said that they have been reported to the police and are currently under investigation and will be prosecuted if found culpable.
“I have to point out the fact that in the just concluded…
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