Nigeria, Sept. 30 -- The Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, said Monday that he has launched a probe into a messy property controversy in the United Kingdom involving senior Nigerian lawyer Mike Ozekhome and other Nigerians.

Speaking to a group of various representatives of the Nigerian legal profession, including Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, at the Supreme Court complex in Abuja, Mr Fagbemi referred to the London case as a development that has had an impact on the legal sector.

"It is for this reason that my office has now taken the unusual step of verifying the authenticity of this and often complaints with a view to referring them to the appropriate disciplinary bo...