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.
Also attached to the charge are copies of the final police investigation report; statements of the defendants and a letter of relinquishment of 8,000,000 shares allegedly signed by John Townley Johnson on Houses for Africa Holding Inc., which police through forensic examination confirmed as forged.
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
Others are the Board resolutions used to remove Nigerian directors from Jonahcapital Nigeria Ltd/Houses for Africa Nigeria Ltd, Board resolutions used to increase share capital of Houses for Africa and Jonahcapital and title documents processed in Mobus Property Nigeria Ltd., listed as exhibits by the police.
Count one of the charge read: “That you Kojo Mensah Ansah ‘M’ MD/CEO of Mobus Property Nigeria Ltd of No. 21 Capella Place Units 16 Eastern Region Accra Ghana and Samuel Esson Jonah KBE ‘M’ of plot 38 Maitama Sule Street, Asokoro Abuja, between January 2010 and January 2025 in Abuja within the jurisdiction of this Honourable court did knowingly give false information to the Commissioner of Police, FCT Command and the Inspector General of Police through a petition dated 23rd January 2025 and 9th September, 2024, against John Townley Johnson, Adeniran Ogunmuyiwa and Paul Odili, that they committed an offence of fraud, land grabbing, Identity theft and misled the police officers, which you know or believe it to be false. You thereby committed an offence punishable under section 178 of the Penal Code Law.”
Count two: “That you, Kojo Mensah Ansah ‘M’ MD/CEO of Mobus Property Nigeria Ltd of No. 21 Capalla Place Units 16 Eastern Region Accra Ghana and Samuel Esson Jonah KBE ‘M’ of plot 38 Maitama Sule Street, Asokoro Abuja, between January 2010 and January 2025, in Abuja within the jurisdiction of this Honourable court did knowinglv give false information to the Commissioner of Police FCT Command and the Inspector General of Police through a petition dated 23″ January 2025 and 9th September, 2024 against John Townley Johnson, Adeniran Ogunmuyiwa and Paul Odili that they committed an offence of fraud, land grabbing, Identity Theft and misled the Police officers which you know or believe it to be false. You thereby committed an offence punishable under section 140 of the Penal Code Law.”
Count Three: “That you, Kojo Mensah Ansah ‘M’ MD/CEO of Mobus Property Nigeria Ltd of No. 21 Capella Place Units 16 Eastern Legion Accra Ghana, Samuel Esson Jonah KBE ‘M’ of plot 38 Maitama Sule Street, Asokoro Abuja, Victor Quainoo ‘M’ of Glory’ Court Dan Suleiman Street Utako 785 Abuja; Abu Arome ‘M’ 35 years of Jinifer Plaza CBD, 785 and Mobus Property Nigeria Ltd of plot 38 Maitama Sule Street Asokoro Abuja in Abuja, between January 2010 and January 2025 at Abuja within the jurisdiction of this Honourable court while acting in concert conspired to commit felony to wit: Forgery of board resolutions and letterhead of Jonahcapital Nigeria Limited and you thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 96 and punishable under Section 97 of the Penal Code Law.”
Count Four: “That you Kojo Mensah Ansah ‘M’ MD/CEO of Mobus Property Nigeria Ltd of No. 21 Capella Place Units 16 Eastern Legion Accra Ghana, Samuel Esson Jonah KBE ‘M’ years of plot 38 Maitama Sule Street, Asokoro Abuja, Victor Quainoo ‘M’ of Glory Court Dan Suleiman Street Utako 785 Abuja; Abu Arome ‘M’ 35years of Jinifer Plaza CBD, 785 and Mobus Property Nigeria Ltd of plot 38 Maitama Sule Street Asokoro Abuja in Abuja between January 2010 and January 2025 at Abuja within the jurisdiction of this Honourable court while acting in concert conspired to commit felony to wit: Forgery of board resolutions and letterhead of Houses for Africa Nigeria Limited and you thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 96 and punishable under Section 97 of the Penal Code Law.”
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.
IGP charges Abuja lawyer, three Ghanaians over alleged River Park Estate fraud
