Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have arrested a man posing as a lawyer in Lagos after he submitted petitions to the anti-graft agency bearing a forged seal of the Nigerian Bar Association.
John Anoruo, 55, who runs a legal and educational consultancy in the Ikorodu area of Lagos, was picked up on Monday, April 20, 2026, by operatives of the EFCC’s Lagos Zonal Directorate 2, Ikoyi.
Investigators traced his exposure to a petition he filed with the EFCC on September 22, 2025, on behalf of clients, against the management of Global West Vessel Specialist Nigeria Limited.
A subsequent Letter of Withdrawal dated March 5, 2026, raised further suspicion — and forensic scrutiny of both documents confirmed that the NBA seal affixed to them had been forged.
During interrogation, Anoruo admitted he had obtained the counterfeit seal from an undisclosed business centre in Lagos.
He further told investigators that although he obtained a law degree from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, through evening classes in 2018, he never attended the Nigerian Law School — a mandatory requirement for call to the Nigerian Bar and the practice of law in Nigeria.
The EFCC said Anoruo would be charged to court upon conclusion of investigations.
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