{
  "id": 7286445,
  "title": "EFCC to prosecute lawyers charging clients in foreign currencies",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/efcc-to-prosecute-lawyers-charging-clients-in-foreign-currencies",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-14T09:44:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/09/14/efcc-to-prosecute-lawyers-charging-clients-in-foreign-currencies/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has announced its intention to prosecute legal practitioners who charge clients in foreign currencies, according to a report by Daily Post Nigeria. Acting Zonal Director of the Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the EFCC, ACE I Bawa Usman Kaltungo, made this warning on September 11, 2026, during a meeting with a delegation from the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Lagos Task Force on Illegal Practice of Law. The delegation, led by its Head Moshood Abiola, was visiting Kaltungo's office to discuss illegal legal practices. Kaltungo expressed his concern over the illegal and unethical behavior of lawyers and stated that the EFCC would not hesitate to prosecute anyone found culpable.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}