A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Prof. Awa Kalu, has informed the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, that a lawyer, Victor Giwa, did not forge his letterhead.

In a May 30 letter to the IG, Kalu, who is the Managing Partner of Awa U. Kalu (SAN) & Partners, wrote:

“I wish to inform you that the internet is agog with news that a charge has been preferred against the above-named gentleman, indicating that he forged my official headed paper.

Please note that I have neither filed a complaint nor incidented a report at any police station in Nigeria indicating that Mr. Victor Giwa forged my official headed paper.”

In the charge marked CR/150/25 at the FCT High Court, the IG accused the lawyer of conspiring with a colleague to forge a legal document purportedly issued by Kalu, with the intent to mislead the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) into suspending a scheduled arraignment.

Prof. Kalu’s clarification significantly undercuts the foundation of the forgery allegation, which reportedly hinges on the unauthorized use of his firm’s name and letterhead.

His statement suggests there was no formal accusation from the primary party whose identity was allegedly misused.

Legal analysts now question the legitimacy—and potential ulterior motives—of the police’s decision to file such a sensitive criminal case without consulting or securing a complaint from the alleged “victim.”

Giwa has maintained his innocence, insisting that the letter in question was issued within the bounds of a legitimate legal relationship and did not involve any act of deception or forgery.

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