The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) says it will prosecute three Ghanaian businessmen over alleged forgery and impersonation in the matter pertaining to the dispute of River Park Estate in Lugbe, Abuja.
A statement on Friday by Muyiwa Adejobi, the force spokesperson, named the Ghanaian suspects as Samuel Esson Jonah, Kojo Mensah Ansah, and Victor Quainoo, with Abu Arome identified as their Nigerian accomplice.
The dispute involves contested ownership and control of land assets between Jonah Capital Nigeria Limited and Houses for Africa Nigeria Limited.
According to the police, the suspects attempted to fraudulently assume control of Jonah Capital’s interests in Houses for Africa and River Park Estate.
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“In-depth investigations revealed that the accused had illegally increased the company’s share capital and allocated 99 million shares to themselves using falsified documents and forged signatures, also falsely presenting themselves as Nigerian citizens to the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) to facilitate their fraudulent activities,” the statement reads.
“Contrary to claims in some media circles, the suspects have not been exonerated by any panel of the Nigeria Police.
“Despite multiple invitations which they have refused to honor, they have instead resulted in launching smear campaigns against the person and office of the Inspector-General of Police, the Nigeria Police Force and the investigating officers, and also filing baseless legal actions against the Police Force.
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“The Ghanaian High Commission has been notified in line with diplomatic protocols and the Police Force will now proceed with prosecution of the suspects for offenses bothering on corporate fraud, forgery, criminal conspiracy, impersonation, and obstruction of justice.”
THE EARLIER SUIT
The suspects had filed a suit at the federal high court in Abuja against the NPF over alleged intimidation and illegal arrest in the land dispute matter.
Other defendants were the NPF, Akin Fakorede, head of the IGP monitoring unit; Ajao Saka Adewale, FCT commissioner of police; as well as the IGP monitoring unit and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
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Also listed as defendants were three EFCC officials — Michael Wetkas, Enice Vou Dalyop, and Kabiru Baba.
The plaintiffs asked the court to restrain the police and EFCC from re-arresting, inviting, or detaining them, arguing that the matter is civil in nature and should not attract criminal investigation.
They also claimed that existing civil suits on the disputed land are already before the courts and requested the release of the findings of a special investigative panel set up by the police to probe the matter.
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