The high-profile property dispute involving senior lawyer, Mike Ozekhome (SAN), will now be prosecuted by the Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF).
The development follows criminal charges filed by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) over a contested London property. The transfer of the case was announced in a Federal Capital Territory court when counsel for the ICPC, Rotimi Oyedepo, informed the bench that the AGF would assume responsibility for the matter.
Court documents indicate that Ozekhome faces a three-count charge alleging he obtained ownership of a house at 79 Randall Avenue, London, through corrupt means and used a false Nigerian passport (A07535463) to support his claim.
The alleged offences reportedly occurred in August 2021.
Oyedepo told the court that the AGF would handle the prosecution “with the highest standard of efficiency, effectiveness, diligence and compliance with due process of law,” and requested time for the office to review the case file. The ICPC counsel did not object, and the judge adjourned proceedings to 24 February 2026 for arraignment.
The charges follow a September 2025 ruling by the London First-Tier Tribunal, which found the property dispute was based on “forgery and deception” and confirmed that the late Gen. Jeremiah Useni, not Ozekhome or an individual named “Tali Shani”, was the rightful owner.
Tribunal judge Ewan Paton noted that evidence revealed a network of falsified identity documents.
The ICPC has listed its investigators and other officials as witnesses. The commission said its probe was triggered by a petition alleging the fabrication of National Identification Numbers (NINs), passports, and other official records in connection with the property claim.
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