The Federal Government has instituted a fresh 12-count charge against Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mike Ozekhome, and Ponfa Useni, also known as Tali Shani, before the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory in Abuja.
The charges, filed by the Federal Ministry of Justice on behalf of the government, border on alleged conspiracy, forgery, personation, and unlawful control of a property in the United Kingdom.
According to the charge sheet filed on Tuesday, the prosecution accused the defendants of forging a Nigerian passport and other supporting documents to lay claim to a property located at No. 79 Randall Avenue, London NW2.
The late General Jeremiah Useni was listed in several counts as a co-conspirator in the matter.
The government further alleged that in 2020, the defendants conspired in Abuja to procure a false Nigerian passport bearing No. A07535463 in the name “Tali Shani,” purportedly issued by the Nigeria Immigration Service.
Prosecutors claim the document was intended to support their claim to the disputed London property.
