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Beluolisa Nwofor, a lawyer has been stripped of his senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN) title by the legal practitioners’ privileges committee.
He was stripped of the title due to behaviour “unbefitting of the holder of the rank”.
In a statement, the committee said it took the decision at its general meeting after considering a petition filed against Nwofor by the appeal court.
“The legal practitioner’s privileges committee at its 126th general meeting held on June 22nd 2017, considered extensively the complaint filed by the court of appeal of Nigeria against B E I Nwofor, Esq. A senior advocate of Nigeria with his response to same and all material facts and have decided that B E I Nwofor Esq; a senior advocate of Nigeria conducted himself in a manner unbefitting of a holder of the esteemed rank of senior advocate of Nigeria,” it read.
“By reason of the foregoing, the rank of senior advocate of Nigeria (including all its privileges) has been withdrawn from B E I Nwofor, forthwith.”
He was stripped of the title due to behaviour “unbefitting of the holder of the rank”.
In a statement, the committee said it took the decision at its general meeting after considering a petition filed against Nwofor by the appeal court.
“The legal practitioner’s privileges committee at its 126th general meeting held on June 22nd 2017, considered extensively the complaint filed by the court of appeal of Nigeria against B E I Nwofor, Esq. A senior advocate of Nigeria with his response to same and all material facts and have decided that B E I Nwofor Esq; a senior advocate of Nigeria conducted himself in a manner unbefitting of a holder of the esteemed rank of senior advocate of Nigeria,” it read.
“By reason of the foregoing, the rank of senior advocate of Nigeria (including all its privileges) has been withdrawn from B E I Nwofor, forthwith.”