FRAUD DETECTED IN CALL TO BAR FINAL EXAMINATION

Following a report of leakages in the Nigerian Law School 's Bar final examinations conducted in August 2010, the Body of Benchers has suspended the screening of successful candidates in the examinations.

The screening, which is a pre-requisite for call to bar of successful candidates of the Nigerian Law School , was scheduled for next week.

At a meeting presided over by Justice Dahiru Musdapher of the Supreme Court who is also the Chairman of the Body of Benchers, it was resolved that the allegations of leakage should be investigated to determine whether to cancel the examinations and order a retake or allow the results of the examinations to stand.

The body will again meet on Monday, November 29th, 2010.

Some students had written an anonymous letter to the Body of Benchers, the body statutorily empowered to call successful candidates from the Nigerian Law School to bar, stating that, "all the question papers for the examination were leaked to students who could afford to pay the price fixed by some staff of the law school who were involved in the examination processes."

The students said the price paid for each paper ranged between N500,000 to N1 million.

According to them, the leakage was effected through the internet and also by distributing hard copies of the question papers to the students that were wealthy enough to pay the prices.

The Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) of the Nigerian Law School has already confirmed the leakage.

In a report of its investigation submitted to the Body of Benchers, a copy of which was obtained by THISDAY, the ACU alleged that the papers leaked through one Mr. Bello Bala, the Personal Assistant to the Director-General of the law school, Dr. Tahir Mamman.

A member of the Body of Benchers, who confided in THISDAY, said the body was worried that the integrity of the Nigerian Law School would take a dive once the leakages become public knowledge.

The report also alleged a cover-up on the part of the DG who after he was confronted with the evidence of the leakage wrote to the Body of Benchers denying any such leakages.

Its never a crime until you are a caught, am  glad d B.O.B is takin these issue with keen  interest ds time around. During my days in  law sch, one feels bitter when you crack your  brain alongside sleepless nites, the rich gets  away with leaked question papers.

lonelypal:

Its never a crime until you are a caught, am glad d B.O.B is takin these issue with keen interest ds time around. During my days in law sch, one feels bitter when you crack your brain alongside sleepless nites, the rich gets away with leaked question papers.

blacksta:

no wonder the country is full of half baked lawyers - senate and reps house is full of crooks called lawyer this and that.

Someone please - who is the current Director General of the LAGOS Law School?