AN ABUJA High Court on Tuesday struck out the criminal charge filed against Ghanaian investors and owners of JonahCapital Ltd over the River Park Estate dispute.
Justice Modupe-Osho Adebiyi struck out the matter after the office of the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice withdrew the charges.
The Nigerian Police Force had on June 25, 2025, filed a 26-count criminal charge against directors of JonahCapital Ltd. – Sam Jonah, Kojo Ansah, Victor Quainoo, Mobus Property Nigeria Ltd, a company, and their Nigerian lawyer, Abu Arome, as defendants.
The defendants were alleged to have forged documents of the company to claim its ownership.
When the matter was called, AGF’s lawyer, Aishatu Kalthungo, informed the court that she was instructed to discontinue the matter relying on the powers in Section 174 of the 1999 Constitution.
Kalthungo, an Assistant State Counsel, said she had the directive based on an application dated Dec. 30, 2025, and filed on Jan. 2, 2026.
After the lawyer’s application was not opposed by the defendants’ counsel, Justice Adebiyi said: “the case is hereby struck out.”
The AGF, Mr Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, was reported to have, on Dec. 30, 2025, dismissed allegations of forgery, fraudulent activities against the Ghanaian investors and their Nigerian lawyer.
The development was said to be the basis for the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC)’s unlawful expropriation of their shares to former shareholders of the company.
Consequently, the AGF directed the CAC to immediately rescind all administrative measures taken on the basis of the report of the IGP Monitoring Unit of the Nigerian police.
He also advised the commission “to refrain from taking any action that will undermine the authority and integrity of the courts.” (NAN)
