Abuja court sends university don to prison over land forgery, tresspass

• A High Court successful Abuja has remanded Prof. Sani Ibrahim of ABU Zaria for alleged conspiracy, forgery, and trespassing implicit a onshore quality successful Guzape
• He and Mubarak Musa Saliu are accused of altering a company’s registration fig to fraudulently assertion ownership of the property
• Despite filing a preliminary objection challenging the court's jurisdiction, the justice ruled successful favour of the prosecution and ordered remand until June 19

A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), sitting successful Jabi, Abuja, has ordered the remand of Professor Sani Ibrahim, a lecturer with the Department of Biochemistry astatine Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, implicit alleged engagement successful a onshore fraud case.

The court, presided implicit by Justice Ademuyiwa Oyeyipo, gave the ruling connected Tuesday pursuing the arraignment of Prof. Ibrahim and 1 Mubarak Musa Saliu connected a four-count complaint bordering connected conspiracy, forgery, and unlawful introduction onto a disputed spot successful the upscale Guzape country of Abuja.

The prof has been remanded arsenic justice ruled successful prosecution's favour. Photo: Getty
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The charges, arsenic reported by Vanguard, were brought against them by the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun.

ABU Prof allegedly forged documents

According to the prosecution, the accused persons—alongside others inactive astatine large—are alleged to have, successful December 2024, conspired to forge institution documents belonging to NEXTDORA Nigeria Limited (RC. No: 1190723) by altering the registration fig to that of different firm, NETCAP INTERSWITCH (RC. No: 564478).

The altered papers was past allegedly presented arsenic genuine to laic assertion to Plot No. 4411, Guzape, which is legally owned by NEXTDORA.

The constabulary stated that the forged papers was knowingly utilized by the defendants to fraudulently summation entree to the property, constituting transgression trespass and impersonation, some of which are offences nether assorted sections of the Penal Code Act.

The substance was primitively filed connected 18 April 2025 but suffered delays owed to the defendants' repeated lack successful court.

After ignoring aggregate tribunal invitations, the Police arrested the prof and presented him successful court. Photo: FB/NPF
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ABU Prof declined tribunal summons earlier arrest

Prof. Ibrahim, identified arsenic the 2nd defendant, had reportedly ignored aggregate tribunal summons until his eventual apprehension by officers of the Nigeria Police Force astatine the ABU Zaria campus.

When arraigned, Prof. Ibrahim pleaded not blameworthy to each charges. His pb counsel, R.O. Atabo (SAN), raised a Preliminary Objection contesting the court’s jurisdiction.

The defence argued that discrepancies successful the prosecution’s documentation rendered the complaint invalid.

Specifically, it was claimed that the papers was signed by “F.A.O. Longe” portion bearing a ineligible seal for “Longe Frank Omokhoje,” which, according to the defence, contravenes provisions of the Legal Practitioners Act and a Supreme Court determination successful Yaki vs. Bagudu (2015)

The court, however, dismissed the objection, siding with the prosecution and confirming the validity of the charge.

An oral petition for Prof. Ibrahim’s bail was opposed by the prosecuting counsel, Barr. Frank Longe. Consequently, Justice Oyeyipo ruled that the prof beryllium remanded successful a correctional installation pending the proceeding of a ceremonial bail exertion scheduled for 19 June 2025.

ICPC drags prof to tribunal

In a akin development, the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has re-arraigned Professor Godwin Igbinoba astatine the Edo State High Court connected charges relating to fraudulent world certifications and papers forgery.

The commission, successful a connection published via its authoritative X (formerly Twitter) relationship connected Thursday, confirmed that Mr Igbinoba was brought earlier Justice A. N. Erhabor successful Benin City, wherever helium pleaded not blameworthy to the three-count complaint leveled against him.

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