Abuja-based lawyer Victor Giwa, who was declared wanted by the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Apo earlier this week, has been arrested by operatives of the Nigeria Police Force in Lagos.
Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie of the FCT High Court had on Monday, September 15, 2025, issued a bench warrant for Giwa and his co-defendant, Ibitade Bukola Olugbenga, after they failed to appear for their scheduled arraignment on charges of forgery and impersonation.
Police sources confirmed that Giwa was picked up in Lagos on Friday, September 19, 2025, and is being held at the Zone 2 Police Headquarters. He is expected to be transferred to Abuja on Monday, September 22, in compliance with the court order.
The Inspector General of Police filed a three-count charge (CR/150/25) accusing Giwa and Olugbenga of conspiring to forge a document purportedly from the chambers of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) Awa U. Kalu, allegedly to mislead the Attorney General of the Federation.
Meanwhile, police are intensifying efforts to apprehend Olugbenga, who remains at large under the same bench warrant.
The case has been adjourned to October 8, 2025, when Justice Onwuegbuzie is expected to arraign both defendants on charges of conspiracy, forgery, fraudulent execution of documents, and false personation of a legal practitioner.