Alleged Impersonation: One In Police Custody For Parading Self As A Lawyer

By SouthernVoicenews

One Wisdom Oghenevwogagan Odumake who allegedly parades himself as a lawyer in his Umolo-Olomu Community, Ughelli South Local Government Area, on Tuesday, July 18, 2023, was arrested by operatives of the Otu-Jeremi Police Division, for an alleged impersonation.

The said Wisdom Odumake alleged impersonations was blown out when he was invited by the police to answer to a petition levelled against him by some Umolo-Olomu elites who accused him of fermenting trouble in the community.

Information at our disposal revealed that the activities of the said impersonator has been a source of concern to the people of Umolo-Olomi community, especially as the community embarked on a transition process of changing her executives. 

Sources from the community have it that the fake lawyer who is currently cooling his heels in police cell, is part of a local cartel that is holding the community hostage by running it’s affairs as a personal estate where they have allegedly embezzled millions of naira accruing to the oil producing community with reckless abandonment.

A native of the community who spoke to journalists under the condition of anonymity, revealed that as part of a hidden agenda by the outgoing executives led by Mr. Sheriff Oyibo to perpetuate themselves in office beyond their tenure expiration date of July 22, 2023, in order to cover up some alleged fraud, the outgoing President General in collaboration with a few accomplices set up a kangaroo election committee which has Chief Meeting Mesere as Chairman and the alleged fake lawyer, Wisdom Oghenevwogaga Odumake as Secretary, apparently with the mandate to return their preferred persons as having won the election.

However, the committee’s attempt to organize a sham election that would expressly route their choice contestants to office could not manifest following the swift intervention of several elites from the community who ambushed the election committee and subsequently frustrated the sham election.

It was the heated arguments over the elections that led to the elites informing the police of the goings on in the community, which they said, if not nipped in the bud could lead to the escalation of crisis, as well as a petition against the fake lawyer.

Police sources confirmed that the fake lawyer who confessed to his crime that he has not been called to the bar, which qualifies him as a Barrister, has on several occasions during meetings between members of the community and the police, boldly addressed and arrogated himself the title of “Barrister Odumake”.

Further investigation also revealed that the alleged fake lawyer also displays photographs bearing artifacts of the legal profession on his Display Picture (DP) in his WhatsApp and other social media handles belonging to him.

It was gathered that the said Wisdom Odumake made frantic attempt to escape arrest but later apprehended and brought back to cell to further invades arrest.

 

Efforts to reach the State Police Public Relations Officer PPRO, is yet to yield results as messages sent to his mobile lines has not been responded to as at the time of filing this report.

There are indications that after thorough investigations by the police found him wanting, he maybe charged to court and formally prosecuted for the alleged offence.