Fake Lawyer: 70-Year-Old Man Arrested At Amasaman On Suspicion Of Practising Law Without A License

• A judge has ordered the arrest of 70-year-old Nii Bi Griffiths Dodoo, who is suspected of being a fake lawyer
• The suspect was representing a client in court when the judge issued the arrest order
• He has been charged with impersonation and unlawful practice as a lawyer contrary to the Criminal Offence Act

A judge has ordered the arrest of a 70-year-old man suspected of being a fake lawyer.

The suspect, Nii Bi Griffiths Dodoo, was representing a defendant at the Amasaman Circuit Court on Wednesday, August 23, 2023, when the judge ordered his arrest.

According to reports, Dodoo is not on the register of lawyers and doesn’t work with a licensed law firm.

The suspect was sent to the Amasaman Divisional Police Headquarters, where he was detained.

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The General Legal Council had reportedly noted Dodoo as an imposter in a document circulated in July 2023.

Police investigations are ongoing into the matter and the suspect is expected to face trial.

Dodoo has been charged with impersonation and unlawful practice as a lawyer contrary to the Criminal Offence Act (Act 29) of 1960.

Fake lawyer in Western Togoland case

YEN.com.gh previously reported that Dennis Seyram Benson, the purported lawyer for Western Togoland secession suspects, was arrested by the police after it was found that he was a fake lawyer. Benson was arrested in court on Thursday, December 17, 2020.

He had been representing the suspects for over a year before his arrest.

Bono East police nab fake lawyer

In an earlier report by YEN.com.gh, the Techiman Police Command in the Bono East Region arrested a 34-year-old Iddrisu Yahaya who paraded himself as a lawyer.

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The accused person, a resident of Tema, was arrested at the Techiman Circuit when he appeared in court as counsel for some accused persons.

Police said he was not doing things correctly as a well-trained lawyer would during the trial.

Fake lawyer caught during cross-examination

YEN.com.gh also reported that a Nigerian man who had been parading himself as a lawyer was busted in Port Harcourt, Rivers State capital.

The man, identified as Stanley Ejirogene, was caught during cross-examination after failing to come clean on the university he studied and his law school.

Stanley had been practising for over 10 years before he was caught.

Source: YEN.com.gh