Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has vowed to prosecute lawyers found charging clients in foreign currencies.
Acting Zonal Director of the Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the EFCC, ACE I Bawa Usman Kaltungo, gave the warning on Friday, when he received a delegation of the Nigerian Bar Association Lagos Task Force on Illegal Practice of Law.
The delegation, led by its Head, Moshood Abiola, was on a courtesy visit to Kaltungo’s office in Lagos.
During the meeting, the EFCC zonal director expressed concern over lawyers engaging in what he described as illegal and unethical practices
“The Commission would not hesitate to prosecute anyone found culpable,” Kaltungo warned.
