EFCC's Kaltungo Warns Lawyers Against Dollar Fees
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), through the Acting Zonal Director of the Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 Ikoyi, Assistant Commander of the EFCC, I Bawa Usman Kaltungo, has issued a warning to lawyers regarding the illegal practice of charging clients in dollars. Kaltungo stated that the directorate is currently managing two cases involving lawyers who allegedly charged fees in foreign currency, which he described as unethical since the naira is Nigeria's legal tender.
He emphasized that any lawyer found guilty of this practice would face prosecution. Additionally, Kaltungo cautioned lawyers against using the EFCC's name to impose excessive charges on clients.
Moshood Abiola, head of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Lagos Task Force on Illegal Practice of Law, commended the EFCC for its recent prosecution of a fake lawyer and expressed the NBA's desire for stronger collaboration with the EFCC to address malpractice among lawyers.
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