A lawyer to Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader, Nnamdi Kanu has been banned from practicing law in Nigeria.
Emeka Ephraim Ugwuonye was barred by the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC), according to Sahara Reporters.
Chief Prosecutor of the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) at the LPDC, J.S. Okutepa (SAN) reportedly said Ugwuonye was found guilty of fraud.
The LPDC also urged the Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court of Nigeria to strike out Ugwuonye’s name.
Ugwuonye has reportedly also been disbarred in the US states of Washington DC, New York and Maryland for professional misconduct.
He has 28 days to appeal the ruling of the LPDC.
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