THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested and detained Mike Ozekhome (SAN) over his alleged involvement in a disputed property case in the United Kingdom (U.K.) in what is now known as ‘Tali Shani affair.’
Ozekhome was reportedly arrested shortly after a Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court struck out a forgery charge filed against him, ahead of another arraingment, said to be diferent from the fresh 12-count charge filed by the Federal Government against him and a co-defendant on the same issue on Tuesday, February 24.
The charges borders on a property located at 79 Randall Avenue, London NW2 7SX, in which Ozekhome is named alongside the late former minister of the FCT, Lt-Gen. Jeremiah Useni.
The case was filed at the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) Land Registration, UK, under case number, REF/2023/0155, with Tali Shani as the applicant and Ozekhome as the respondent.
The property had been claimed by one Ms. Tali Shani on one hand and Ozekhome on the other, with Ozekhome insisting he received the property as a gift from “Mr. Tali Shani” in 2021, while lawyers for “Ms. Shani” insisted she was the rightful owner.
A witness, known as “Mr. Tali Shani” had testified in favour of Ozekhome, claiming that he had “Powers of Attorney” over the property and had transferred the property to the Ozekhome.
He asserted ownership of the property from 1993, claiming he later appointed Useni, who he described as an “elder friend and business partner” as his property manager.
On the other hand, several documents, including an obituary announcement, NIN card, ECOWAS passport, phone number, etc, were tendered by witnesses of Ms. Tali Shani to claim ownership of the property.
However, the tribunal found all the documents tendered for Ms. Tali Shani to be fake and subsequently dismissed all claims, ruling that neither “Mr.” nor “Ms.” Tali Shani existed.
Published:
Related articles
Recent articles
