River Park Estate Feud: Police arraigns Abu Arome, 3 Ghanaians, July 16

By Vivian Okejeme Abuja

An Abuja based legal practitioner, Abu Arome, and three Ghanaians will be arraigned by the Nigerian Police, before the federal capital territory high court, July 16.

Aroma, alongside the Ghanaians, Sam Jonah, a Knight of British Empire (KBE); Kojo Ansah; Victor Quainoo, and a company, Mobus Property Nigeria Ltd, will take their pleas before Justice Modupe-Osho Adebiyi.

the Inspector General of Police (IGP), in the 26-count charge marked CR/402/2025, dated June 25th, but filed on June 26th 2025, stated that the defendants are being prosecuted over their alleged involvement in the forgery of company documents in a bid to illegally takeover Houses for Africa Nigeria Ltd, Jonahcapital Nigeria Ltd, as well as assume ownership control of River Park Estate Abuja.

The charge, sighted by judiciary reporters, was signed by Isa Garba, prosecuting counsel, legal/prosecution section, Force headquarters, Abuja, as well as Maureen Okonkwo, Registrar, High Court of the FCT, Abuja.

According to the charge, the accused persons had illegally increased the company’s share capital and allocated 99 million shares to themselves using falsified documents and forged signatures, also 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, impersonation etc against the defendants, the police listed alongside the charge, several exhibits namely; letters of petition to the Inspector General of Police and Commissioner of Police FCT Command respectively.

Also attached to the charge are copies of final police investigation report; 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. letterhead which police through forensic have confirmed 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 was done through fraudulent means.

The charge was also accompanied by forensic reports from keyforensics Ltd, and the Nigerian Police dated 29th November 2025.

Furthermore, the board resolution used to remove Nigerian Directors from Jonahcapital Nigeria Ltd/Houses for Africa Nigeria Ltd; board resolution used to increase share capital of Houses for Africa, and Jonahcapital; and title documents processed in Mobus Property Nigeria Ltd. were equally listed as exhibits by the police as they were done without authority and fraudulently.