Concerned citizens cry out over a quack lawyer discovered in Kano

By Kabiru Nurudeen Mariri, Kano

A concerned Indigene of Kano who prefers his name be concealed raised an alarm and called on Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) to do a thorough checks of its authentic bonafide members.

He alleged that quacks have infiltrated the noble profession in recent times and only through rigorous proper records and indepth checks will wade off the quacks among the good members of the profession.

The Kano based concerned citizen said the legal profession is one where  practitioners  are  referred to  as  Ministers in the temple of Justice, individuals who are considered to be above average, Men of  integrity with a deep respect  for the law.

He however raised an alarm that one Barr Bako Yunusa Gambo was uncovered and alleged to be a fake Lawyer practicing Law in Kano for the past  eighteen years.

The Concerned citizen revealed that Barr Bako Yunusa Gambo started his legal profession in the popular chamber of M.A   LAWAN   &   CO, the office of the former Attorney General of Kano State, since then he has  been parading  himself as a qualified Lawyer under the name B.Y  Gambo Eqr and  has established  a Law  firm by named  B.Y  Gambo & Co in Kano and is located at N0. 8 & 9 Maiduguri road, opp. APC Office, Hotoro, kano.

The  imposter     lawyer  claimed to  have been   called  to  the   bar   in   2007.   However,   upon   examining  the   official   list   of  the   3 ,  041 candidates  called to the bar  in  2007 , the  name  Bako Yunusa  Gambo was  nowhere to     be  found. The closest  match to the name  on the  list is  Bako Haruna  Gambo, found   on  page 47,  called  on friday 16th  November,  2007  at  10:00am,  number  87  on the  call  list.

  It   has   also   been   revealed  that there   have  been   payments   made   in  the   name   of  Bako Haruna  Gambo,  esquire, for the  annual practice fee to the  NBA and  also  NBA  seal  issued  in the  name of  Bako  Haruna  Gambo. Yet,  Bako Haruna Gambo has never  made  an  appearance  in  court.

Whenever the seal  of  Bako  Haruna  Gambo  is  used, the  name B.Y  Gambo  signs the document. Further check on the official website of the Nigeria bar Association www.nigerianbar.org.ng Bako Yunusa Gambo is not in the list of lawyers in Nigeria.

Interestingly,  it  was  uncovered  that  the  real  BAKO  HARUNA  GAMBO  went  to Bayero university kano and studied criminology.

Checks further  discovered  that   Bako Haruna  Gambo  is  the  Biological  Brother  of   Bako Yunusa Gambo  and there  are  allegations that   Bako Yunusa  Gambo,  for whatever  reason,  decided to  use Bako  Haruna   Gambo's  O’   level  certificate to  gain  admission  and  studied  law  at  Ahmadu   Bello University   in  Zaria.

After  graduating   and  attending   law  school,   he   began   practicing  as   Bako Yunusa   Gambo   ( B .Y  Gambo) ,   his  actual  name,   in  Kano.  This was  likely  due to the fear  of  being exposed  if  he presents  himself as  Bako  Haruna Gambo.

Bako Yunusa  Gambo  allegedly  did  not  pass  his  O’  level exams to  qualify for  admission to study law,  so   he  used  his Brother's  certificate  to deceptively gain  entry  into  Ahmadu   Bello  University  and the Nigerian   Law  School.

There  is  no  record  of  a  Bako Yunusa  Gambo  in the  2007  list  of  lawyers called  to the  Barr neither is Bako Yunusa Gambo found .in the official list of lawyers on the Nigerian bar association website. www.nigerianbar.org.ng.

Therefore,   there  is  strong  suspicion  of  identity  fraud  and  impersonation, which is unbecoming and almost a taboo to be condoned in the noble profession, we therefore call on  the  Nigerian  Bar  Association (NBA) to  cause  an  indepth  investigation  into  this  occurrence  help sanitize the profession .

Bako however when contacted in his office in Kano said is a successful Lawyer who graduated 2006, 2007 and called to Bar.

According to him the success of every lawyer lies on determination, be serious in all you do and be resilient and above all integrity, transparency and honesty will set one apart that will soar one high to achieve excellent results in life.

Bako bragged that one of his successful case is of Adams Ali Zaki and one Assistant Inspector of Police (AIG), by attacking the process of Adams rascality against the law over a property in Kano.

"I'm a salient achiever, I go cool in whatever I do I go solo, who hates injustice. I'm a politician who contributed to the emergence of the present administration of Yusuf Kabir.

"I'm qualified, who has finished university degree and called to Nigerian Barr. Winning a case does not make you qualified lawyer. Winning or losing cannot make you an excellent lawyer.

"Facts are sacral. How you make or conduct himself in Court is what make you a good lawyer." Bako said 

He said all those acclaiming is not a qualified lawyer or fake can go further to find out wether he is fake or not.