IGP charges Abuja lawyer, three Ghanaians over alleged River Park Estate fraud

The Inspector General of Police (IGP) has filed a 26-count criminal charge against an Abuja lawyer, Abu Arome and three Ghanaians over their alleged involvement in the River Park Estate Fraud.

The three Ghanaians are Sam Jonah, a Knight of British Empire (KBE), Kojo Ansah and Victor Quainoo, as well as a company, Mobus Property Nigeria Ltd.

The charge marked CR/402/2025 was filed at the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on behalf of the IGP by Mr Isa Garba, a prosecuting counsel in the legal and prosecution section of the Force Headquarters, Abuja.

In the charge, the IGP accused the lawyer and the three Ghanaians of forgery of company documents in a bid to illegally takeover Houses for Africa Nigeria Ltd. and Jonahcapital Nigeria Ltd.

According to the charge, police investigations revealed that the accused persons illegally increased the company’s share capital and allocated 99 million shares to themselves using falsified documents and forged signatures.

They were also accused of falsely presenting themselves as Nigerian citizens to the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) to facilitate their alleged fraudulent activities.

In a bid to prove its case of fraud, forgery and impersonation among others against the defendants, the police listed several exhibits including petitions to the Inspector General of Police and Commissioner of Police, FCT Command.

Other exhibits include Board resolution of Houses for Africa Nigeria Ltd., dated 9th September 2013, appointing and removing directors, various status reports of Houses for Africa Nigeria Ltd, and that of Jonahcapital Nigeria Ltd, all of which were allegedly done through fraudulent means.

The charge was accompanied by forensic reports from Keyforensics Ltd and the Nigerian Police. The police further alleged that the defendants while acting in concert conspired to commit felony to wit: using as genuine, forged Board resolutions and letterhead of Houses for Africa Nigeria Ltd, thereby committing an offence contrary to Section 96 and punishable under Section 97 of the Penal Code.

Besides, the IGP accused the three Ghanaians and the lawyer, Abu Arome, of “acting in concert to forge the Board resolution of Houses for Africa Nigeria Ltd purportedly transferring the 7,500,000 ordinary shares from Houses for Africa Holdings Inc. to Samuel Esson Jonah, and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 362 and punishable under Section 364 of the Penal Code Law”.

Meanwhile, no date has been fixed for their arraignment by the Chief Judge of the Court, Justice Hussain Baba Yusuf.

Credit: dailypost.ng

 

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