Pastor Seeks Justice in Alleged Forgery Case Involving OJ

Pastor Dozie Ifeanyichineke has formally appealed to Commissioner of Police Chester Williams, urging a thorough investigation into allegations of forgery against attorney Orson J. Elrington. The pastor’s complaint, filed on November 13, 2024, at the Criminal Investigation Branch (CIB) of the Queen Street Police Station, centres on claims that Elrington fabricated his signature on a second engagement letter.

This allegation is linked to a prior ruling by the General Legal Council (GLC), which found Elrington guilty of grave professional misconduct. The GLC has referred the questionable document to the police for further investigation into potential forgery.

Pastor Ifeanyichineke contends that Elrington accepted funds from the Social Security Board (SSB) without his consent, resulting in significant financial hardships for his family. He stressed the adverse impact on his sons’ educational aspirations, both of whom are aspiring doctors and have had to delay their studies due to financial constraints.

In his letter, the pastor requests: “An official copy of my police report, along with its URN, for my report against attorney Mr. Elrington for forgery, to be professionally investigated in a just, fair, and timely manner, that we be granted a periodic and timely update on the status of the full investigation on the matter. What do we want? We are seeking justice for my wife, sons, and me. We are still grieving the death of my wife and their mother.”

The GLC’s earlier decision mandated Elrington to pay a fine of fifteen thousand dollars, with five thousand allocated to Pastor Ifeanyichineke, and to reimburse the pastor over forty-six thousand dollars by specified deadlines. Elrington later returned the money. In an interview with News 5, he said, ““The question was whether or not on the settlement of the matter, whether or not there was an agreement as to the quantum on the settlement of the matter.  I personally spoke to the client and he accepted.  I take responsibility whenever it is I have employees.  Regrettably, I give instructions for the employee to get that in writing.  He failed to do so until after the fact, I assumed to have happened.  That is all that happened in this circumstance, nothing more, nothing less.”