FG has filed forgery charges against Mike Ozekhome over disputed London property.
NewsOnline Nigeria reports that the Federal Government has filed a three-count criminal charge against renowned lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mike Ozekhome (SAN), over alleged forgery and use of false documents in connection with a disputed property in the United Kingdom.
The charge, marked FCT/HC/CR/010/2026, was filed on January 16 at the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) in the name of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (FRN).
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According to court documents, Ozekhome is accused of knowingly presenting forged documents, including a Nigerian international passport, to support a claim of ownership of a property located at 79 Randall Avenue, London NW2 7SX, during proceedings before the London First-Tier Tribunal.
The ICPC alleged that the senior lawyer gave false information, used forged documents and attempted to deceive a public authority in the course of the property dispute.
The commission said the alleged offences were committed sometime in August 2021 in Maitama, Abuja, within the jurisdiction of the FCT High Court.
One of the counts alleges that Ozekhome unlawfully received the London property, purportedly given to him by one Mr. Shani Tali, an act the prosecution claims constitutes a felony under the Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act, 2000.
Another count accuses him of making a fake Nigerian passport bearing the name of Mr. Shani Tali, with the intent to use it to support his ownership claim of the London property, contrary to provisions of the Penal Code Laws of the FCT.
In the third count, Ozekhome is alleged to have dishonestly used the same passport as a genuine document, despite allegedly knowing it to be false.
Sources familiar with the matter disclosed that the senior advocate may be arraigned before the FCT High Court before the end of the week.
