Police arrest FCTA Director over alleged forgery

 Acting on the order of an Abuja High Court, the Nigeria
police have arrested Mr Joseph Eriki, the Director of Investigation and
Prosecution of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA),

Eriki was arrested alongside another person, Mr Boniface
Agwu.

The duo are 1st and 3rd defendants in a criminal charge
filed against them by the federal government on an alleged criminal conspiracy,
criminal trespass and forgery.

Other defendants in the case are at large.

Justice Suleiman Belgore of the FCT high court sitting in
Garki division had on 27th May issued a bench warrant for the arrest of the
defendants for their arraignment on a 9-count charge of alleged land grabbing.

The Prosecutor, David Kaswe had told the court that the
defendants were on administrative bail and had been duly informed of the
charges against them but that all efforts to bring them to court had been
abortive.

At the next adjourned date on June 4th, counsel for the 1st,
2nd 3rd, 5th and 9th defendants, C.S. Ekeocha and E.E. Apeh promised to produce
the defendants for arraignment.

Justice Belgore restated his earlier order for the arrest of
the defendants despite the promise given by some of the counsel.

After four consecutive adjournments, the court fixed October
30th for their arraignment.

The police have now arrested Mr Eriki and Mr Agwu in the
FCT, currently in custody and will remain there till October 30 for their
arraignment.

Others charged alongside the FCTA director are Boniface
Agwu; Ikechukwu Kanu; Donatec Electrical Company Limited; Super Structure
Limited; Weatherfield Engineering; Marine Service Limited; Asher Information
Services Limited; Prince Isaac Omoluwa; Nwaimoneye Augustine Onyisi and Sarajo
Aliyu, Ogbole Michael.

The defendants were alleged to have unlawfully entered Plot
461 – 470 and 486-496 belonging to Etha Ventures and put up structures with the
intention of defrauding Etha Ventures.

According to the prosecution, to actualise their intent, the
defendants fraudulently secured a consent judgment in suit number FCT/HC/CV/240/2018
that gave the title of Plot 1406 (461-470 and 486-496) Sabon Lugbe East Layout,
Abuja to Super Structures Limited.

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