Minister Orders Commission To Reverse Extrajudicial Corporate Filings

The attorney-general of the federation (AGF) and minister of justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), has directed the registrar-general of the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), Hussaini Magaji, to cancel alleged extrajudicial filings on two Abuja firms: Jonah Capital Nigeria Limited and Houses for Africa Nigeria Limited.

The decision was conveyed in a correspondence signed by the director of Public Prosecutions of the Federation (DPPF), M.B. Abubakar, on behalf of the minister.

Fagbemi also formally terminated criminal proceedings instituted by the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) against some Ghanaian investors in Abuja, describing the police investigation as “misleading, legally defective and an abuse of authority.”

The DPPF said the minister reached the decision after a comprehensive review of all investigation files submitted by the NPF, including reports from both the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Monitoring Unit and an earlier Special Investigation Panel (SIP).

The AGF said there was “no basis for criminal prosecution” against Sir Samuel Esson Jonah, Mr Kojo Ansah Mensah, Mr Victor Quainoo and Mr Abu Arome, all of whom had been accused by the police of fraud and forgery in connection with the ownership and management of the River Park Estate.

“No prima facie case of forgery and other related offences as contained in Charge No: CR/402/25 has been established against the aforementioned individuals,” the DPP stated.

Consequently, the 26-count charge earlier announced by the police was discontinued.

The attorney-general’s decision effectively overturns the findings of the IGP Monitoring Unit led by CP Akin Fakorede, which had accused the Ghanaian investors of criminal conduct following a widely publicised press conference held on June 26 and 27, 2025.

The AGF described the Monitoring Unit’s investigation as misleading and faulted the team for attempting to criminalise what is fundamentally a commercial and contractual dispute.

Ghana’s foreign minister, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, had earlier petitioned the ECOWAS Conference of Foreign Ministers, citing harassment and intimidation of Ghanaian investments in Nigeria, including the interests of Sir Sam Jonah.