Delta Court jails fake lawyer, Egone to 5yr imprisonment for impersonation, forgery

The Magistrate Court 1 sitting in Otor-Udu, Udu Local Government Area of Delta State today sent a fake lawyer Alex young Vweta Egone to prison for six years for impersonation and forgery. 

The Court ordered that the sentences will run consecutively.

The suspect was arraigned in Court on allegations of impersonation and forgery. 

He was sent to prison after he pleaded guilty to the charges leveled against him by the Police. 

He is now cooling off his heels at the facilities of the Nigeria Correctional Services,Okere in Warri.

It was learnt that the said Egone has been parading himself as a legal practitioner within Udu and its environ before he was arrested by the Udu Branch of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA on the 2nd of August, 2025 by D.O Omage Esq in the company of G.O Fenfe Esq and Odogun Stanley Esq. 

The suspect was promptly handed over to the police at the Ovwian Division, Udu, Delta State. 

Following his arrest, the committee for the prohibition of unlawful practice of law without license of the NBA UDU and the police found in his possession, copies of Deed of conveyance and various copies of petitions written by the suspect to various commands of the Nigeria Police whilst parading and presenting himself as a lawyer and acting for unsuspecting members of the public. 

Also found in his possession was forged NBA stamp and seal bearing his name and a Supreme Court number of another lawyer. 

He was also in possession of ink pad with a stamp with his name written on it.

The NBA UDU was fully represented by D.O Omage Esq and G.O Fenfe Esq at the Court when Alex Egone was arraigned in Court today. 

He was subsequently found guilty and sentenced to one and half year imprisonment for the first 3 counts on the charge and 2 years imprisonment for the fourth count. 

The Court ordered that the sentences will run consecutively.