Aba Court Jails 65-year-old Man 3 Years For Impersonating Lawyer, Forgery  

Iheanacho Emenike Pleads Guilty To Obtaining N500,000 By False Pretence

ABA, Abia State – The Magistrate Court sitting in Aba South has convicted and sentenced a 65-year-old man, Iheanacho Emenike, to 3 years imprisonment after he pleaded guilty to impersonation, obtaining money by false pretence, and forgery.

Emenike was arraigned on September 2, 2026, on a three-count charge filed by the Abia State Commissioner of Police.

In Count One, the defendant was accused of falsely representing himself to be a legal practitioner known as “E.U. Iheanacho Esq.” with intent to defraud one Onuoha Chinasa. The offence was brought under Section 484 of the Criminal Code, Cap. 80, Vol. III, Laws of Abia State of Nigeria 2005.

Count Two alleged that Emenike obtained N500,000 from Onuoha Chinasa under the false pretence that he would prepare an Irrevocable Power of Attorney for her. The charge was under Section 419 of the Criminal Code.

In Count Three, the prosecution alleged that he made use of a purported Nigeria Bar Association seal bearing No. SCN076872, with intent that it be acted upon as genuine. The offence was charged under Section 467(b) of the Criminal Code.

Court records indicated that Emenike pleaded guilty to all three counts during arraignment.

Delivering judgment, the court convicted him and sentenced him to one year imprisonment on Count One, two years imprisonment on Count Two and three years imprisonment on Count Three.

The sentences are to run concurrently, meaning the longest term of three years constitutes the effective custodial sentence. The court also imposed no option of a fine.

The conviction comes amid efforts by law enforcement and the legal community in Abia to curb impersonation and fraud within the justice system.