He did that to secure the bail of a suspect in a police station in Ogun State, who was being held for stealing speakers from a church in Ibafo.
Agwani, who hails from Kaduna State, portrayed himself as a lawyer in his neighbourhood and had been rendering services to unsuspecting clients and swindling them too.
Some of the documents found in his possession were letter headed copies of the Nigerian Police Force, court proceedings, among several letters which indicates that he had been working as a legal agent to landlords and estate agents among others.
Police officers had arrested suspects who stole the church equipment and the person who bought the stolen items. Agwani appeared at the station, challenging their arrest and stating that the police had no right to detain the suspects and had no right to arrest the buyer of the stolen items.
Astonished by his submission, the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) ordered an investigation when Agwani insisted that he was a lawyer.
He was asked repeatedly and he affirmatively insisted that was a lawyer. After much interrogation, he was asked to write a statement which must include why he was held, about himself and the school he attended among others.
The Nigerian Compass on Saturday gathered that he sweated for more than 30 minutes, unable to write anything.
He later confessed to the crime and a warrant was secured for a search of his house, where the police found several documents including one that purportedly emanated from the office of the Inspector General of Police, (IGP).
One of the documents, which is a letterheaded paper of his fake chamber has the following details, "Barrister Yusuf, J . Agwani, MSC,ESQ,LLB,(ABU), BL, Abuja office, Supreme Court, 3, Arms Zone, Maitama, Municipal Council, Abuja.
Kaduna Office, Chambers, 106, IBB Crescent, Ungwan Rimi, Kaduna North Council, Kaduna. Notice to Tenant of Owners intention to apply to recover possession"
The letter was signed by him as the Solicitor. Nigerian Compass on Saturday spoke with the suspect and he claimed that all allegations against him were true.
He said that he was a graduate of Architecture but loved the law profession and as such, represents unsuspecting clients. He added that if he did not die in jail after his trial, he would go back to school to study law.
His words: " I want to plead with the police to forgive me. Frustration led me into this. I am an Architect and I can design you as you are standing.
I love the Law profession. That is why I represent people in different capacities. Everything the police said about me is true but if I survive this trial, I shall go back to school to study Law. Please tell members of the public not to cut corners because nemesis has caught up with me."
The Police source revealed that he would be charged to court for impersonation and forgery
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