Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Lagos Zonal Directorate 2, Ikoyi, Lagos, have commenced an investigation of a suspected fake lawyer, Mr John Anoruo, 55, for possession of a forged seal of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA).
Mr Anoruo operates a legal and educational consultancy in Ikorodu, Lagos. EFCC operatives arrested him on Monday, April 20.
The anti-graft agency said his case began after he submitted a petition dated September 22, 2025, to the EFCC on behalf of his clients against the management of Global West Vessel Specialist Nigeria Limited.
According to the commission, investigations revealed that both the petition and the subsequent Letter of Withdrawal dated March 5, 2026, bore a forged NBA seal, which Anoruo confessed to having obtained from an undisclosed business centre in Lagos.
During investigations, the 55-year-old claimed that although he obtained a law degree in 2018 from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State, through evening classes, he did not attend the Nigerian Law School.
The suspect will be charged to court as soon as investigations are concluded, the commission said.
