Court remands disbarred lawyer for alleged fraud
By OakTV
15 December 2018 |
4:28 pm
Federal Capital Territory High Court sitting in Gudu has remanded a debarred lawyer, Emeka Ugwuonye, in Kuje prisons for allegedly defrauding and extorting money from friends and associates of late Mrs Charity Chidiebere Aiyedogbon and other members of the public.
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