The Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC) has suspended a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Joe-Kyari Gadzama, from legal practice for three years, over his roles in the case involving victims and survivors of the 2001 military attack on Zaki Biam in Benue State.
The LPDC gave “the direction” on Wednesday on a petition brought against him by a lawyer, Chris Alash, a lawyer who accused Mr Gadzama of unprofessional and unethical practices regarding the Zaki Biam case.
It suspended another lawyer, Ocha Ulegede, who was also accused in the petition, from legal practice for two years, TheCable reported.
According to the committee, the decision goes into effect from the date it was delivered. The LPDC informed all heads of superior courts of record in Nigeria to act on it.
The committee found that Mr Gadzama, who has practised law for 40 years, and Mr Ulegede, breached various provisions of the Rules of Professional Conduct for Legal Practitioners, 2023.
