August 08, (THEWILL) – The Nigeria Bar Association has dissociated itself from the disqualified Big Brother Naija housemate, Beauty Tukura.
Tukura’s profile on Google reads that she is a lawyer, but the NBA does not think so.
In a statement released by the first Vice President of the association,
John Aikpokpo-Martins, it was revealed that the ex-beauty queen’s name was not in the roll of legal practitioners in the Supreme Court and the Nigerian Bar Association.
The learned gentleman added that her conduct in the Big Brother Naija reality show was embarrassing to the profession, if found to be true.
He called on members of the public, who may be aware of the former housemate’s real name, to reach out to him in case she used a different name which he is not aware of.
The statement reads, “RE: BEAUTY TUKURA, LAWYER AND FORMER MISS NIGERIA DISQUALIFIED FROM BBNAIJA SEASON 7
“My attention and, I guess, that of a large number of Lawyers in Nigeria has been drawn to a news report that one Beauty Tukura, who is claimed or claims to be a lawyer participated and got ignominiously disqualified from the on-going Big Brother Naija reality show “for throwing her wig and glasses” at a co-participant in the show after a party.
“These reports has been very embarrassing to most members of the legal profession and may be in all reasonable probability bring the profession to disrepute if found to be untrue.
“A quick check on the database of the Roll of Legal Practitioners kept in the Supreme Court and the Nigeria Bar Association failed to reveal the name ‘Beauty Tukura’ to be on the Supreme Court Roll or to be a member of the Nigeria Bar Association.
“However, I hereby appeal to anyone who may be aware of her true name assuming we may have gotten her real name wrong to reach out.
“Thank you. John Aikpokpo-Martins, 1st Vice President NBA.”
