Popular Nigerian lawyer Chief Mike Ozhekome has been suspended on Wednesday by the Legal Practioners Privileges Committee (LPPC).
Ozhekome’s suspension was announced in a statement issued on Tuesday by the Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court, Kabir Akanbi, following the committee’s 173rd General Meeting held on June 23.
According to the statement, the suspension was approved pursuant to Paragraph 26(6) of the Guidelines for the Conferment of the Rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria and all matters relating to the rank.
While the reason for the suspension was not disclosed, the LPPC stated that the suspension would remain in force pending the final determination of disciplinary proceedings before its Disciplinary and Ethics Sub-Committee, as well as other related proceedings.
“The suspension shall remain in force pending the final determination of the disciplinary proceedings before the LPPC’s Disciplinary and Ethics Committee and any other related processes,” the statement read.
Ozekhome, a prominent constitutional lawyer and human rights advocate, is one of Nigeria’s most recognisable Senior Advocates.
However, details of the disciplinary allegations against him were not immediately disclosed by the committee.