The Chairman, Presidential Advisory Committee against Corruption, Prof Itse Sagay, on Monday, called for appropriate sanctions against lawyers bringing shame to the legal profession.
Sagay also called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and the Nigeria Police to monitor and to investigate the activities of legal practitioners who received proceeds of corruption as legal fees.
The senior advocate spoke during the 2017 annual Law Week of the Edo State branch of the Nigerian Bar Association in Benin, with the theme, ‘Fighting Corruption within the Rule of Law in a Democracy’.
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