An Abuja High Court has scheduled July 16 for the arraignment of three Ghanaians and a Nigerian lawyer, Abu Arome, over serious allegations of forgery and fraudulent acquisition of company shares and land. Justice Modupe-Osho Adebiyi of Court 18 fixed the date after issuing hearing notices to all involved parties in the case identified as CR/402/2025.
The Inspector-General of Police filed a 26-count charge against the accused—Sam Jonah, a British knight; Kojo Ansah; Victor Quainoo; and lawyer Abu Arome. Also listed in the case is Mobus Property Nigeria Ltd, a company allegedly linked to the accused.
According to the charges filed by police prosecutor Isa Garba on June 26, the defendants are accused of forging documents to fraudulently acquire control of Houses for Africa Nigeria Ltd, Jonahcapital Nigeria Ltd, and River Park Estate in Abuja. Investigators claim the group inflated the companies’ share capital and issued 99 million shares to themselves using forged signatures and documents. They also allegedly posed as Nigerian citizens to deceive the Corporate Affairs Commission.
One of the charges states that between January 2010 and January 2025, Kojo Ansah and Sam Jonah knowingly provided false information to the police through petitions accusing three individuals—John Townley Johnson, Adeniran Ogunmuyiwa, and Paul Odili—of crimes such as land grabbing and identity theft. The police say the accusations were deliberately misleading and punishable under Section 178 of the Penal Code.
The final count accuses the group of trespassing on land identified as Plot No 4, Cadastral Zone E30, in Lugbe West, also known as River Park Estate. The land is said to be owned by Jonahcapital Nigeria Ltd and Houses BHR for Africa Nigeria Ltd. The defendants allegedly built structures under the name Mobus Property Nigeria Ltd and claimed ownership of the estate. This act is considered a violation of Section 342 and punishable under Section 348 of the Penal Code.
