The Inspector-General of Police has filed a 26-count criminal charge against three Ghanaian nationals, a Nigerian lawyer, and a real estate firm over an alleged multi-million-dollar corporate forgery and land fraud scheme.
The accused include Sir Sam Jonah, a prominent Ghanaian businessman and Knight of the British Empire (KBE); Kojo Ansah, Managing Director and CEO of Mobus Property Nigeria Ltd; Victor Quainoo; and Nigerian lawyer Abu Arome. Also named is Mobus Property Nigeria Ltd, alleged to have been used as a front in disputed land acquisitions.
The charges were filed at the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court under case reference CR/402/2025 by state prosecutor Isa Garba of the Force Headquarters’ Legal Section on 26 June, according to documents obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).
Central to the case are allegations that the defendants forged corporate documents and falsified signatures to unlawfully increase share capital and assume control of Houses for Africa Nigeria Ltd and Jonahcapital Nigeria Ltd.
The police further allege that the accused misrepresented their nationalities to Nigeria’s Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) to carry out the fraudulent scheme.
According to police findings, 99 million company shares were unlawfully allotted to the accused using forged documentation. The fraudulent filings and nationality misrepresentations are said to span from January 2010 to as recently as January 2025.
A key element of the case includes a petition submitted by Ansah and Jonah in January and September 2024, which police claim knowingly provided false information. The petition accused Nigerians John Townley Johnson, Adeniran Ogunmuyiwa, and Paul Odili of land grabbing and identity theft. However, investigators allege the petition itself was part of a calculated effort to mislead authorities.
The most serious of the charges, Count 26, alleges the accused “acted in concert” to unlawfully trespass on Plot No. 4, Cadastral Zone E30, in Lugbe West, Abuja—prime land known as River Park Estate. Police say the property lawfully belongs to Jonah Capital Nigeria Ltd and Houses BHR for Africa Nigeria Ltd.
Investigators also allege that the defendants constructed buildings on the land while falsely claiming Mobus Property Nigeria Ltd was the rightful owner.
If convicted, the defendants face penalties under Sections 178, 342, and 348 of Nigeria’s Penal Code, covering false information, criminal trespass, and forgery.
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