A land agent in Abuja, Ibrahim Kamba of Kamba Investment Nigeria Limited has allegedly defrauded an estate firm, FirstChoice Properties Limited to the tune of N300 million, thereby incapacitating its operations.
According to a statement by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Kamba sold a piece of land to FirstChoice Properties Limited, for N300 million, using some forged letter head of Kamba Engineering Limited, Certificate of Occupancy and Memorandum of Understanding, among others.
The suspect, who was granted N50 million bail by an Abuja High Court yesterday, was earlier arraigned by the EFCC on Monday, November 30, 2015 before Justice S. Balami of the FCT High Court, Gwagwalada, Abuja on a nine-count charge bordering on forgery and obtaining by false pretence to the tune of N300,000,000.00( Three Hundred Million Naira).
“The suspect had allegedly indicated interest in a plot of land located at Plot No. 1750, Cadastral Zone Co4 Dape, Abuja, which one Musa Annas Sabi of Kamba Engineering Services wanted to sell for N60m (Sixty Million Naira).
“Although the accused is said to have made an initial deposit of N15m( Fifteen Million Naira) to Sabi, he could not complete the balance at the agreed time. As a result, Sabi resolved to return the N15m he had initially received from the accused person, when he (the accused person) said he was no longer interested in the land.
“But all efforts by Sabi to return the money were allegedly rebuffed by the accused person. Unknown to Sabi, the accused person allegedly later sold the piece of land to the complainant, FirstChoice Properties Limited, for N300 million, using some forged letter head of Kamba Engineering Limited, Certificate of Occupancy and Memorandum of Understanding, among others,” the statement read.
The case has been adjourned to 8 February, 2016 for hearing.
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