The office of the attorney-general of the federation (AGF) has taken over the case of Mike Ozekhome, a senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), who has been accused of forgery and use of false documents in a disputed property case in the United Kingdom.
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) filed a three-count charge marked FCT/HC/CR/010/2026 against Ozekhome on January 16.
He was to be arraigned before a Federal Capital Territory (FCT) high court in Maitama on Monday.
However, when the case was called, Rotimi Oyedepo, SAN, informed the court of the decision of the AGF to take over prosecution of the matter.
According to him, the case is to be prosecuted with “the highest standard of efficiency, effectiveness, diligence and compliance with due process of law”.
Oyedepo said the AGF would need time to study the case file.
Osuobeni Akponimisingha, ICPC counsel, did not oppose the application.
Consequently, Peter Kekemeke, presiding judge, adjourned the case to February 24 for arraignment of the defendant.
Ozekhome is accused of knowingly presenting forged documents, including a Nigerian international passport, to support his claim of ownership of a property located at 79 Randall Avenue, London NW2 7SX, during proceedings before the London First-Tier Tribunal.
The alleged offences were committed sometime in August 2021 in the Maitama area of the nation’s capital, within the jurisdiction of the court.
