Lebanese Firm, Four Others Charged With Forgery

The police have arraigned a Lebanese firm, M. El-Kalil & Sons Properties Limited, and four others before a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos over alleged forgery.

The four other defendants in the suit marked FHC/L/152C/21 are: Francis Uzoaru, Ngozi Giwa-Amu, Obinna Chima and Frank Harden Limited.

It was learnt that the defendants’ arraignment earlier scheduled for October 4, 2021 before Justice Daniel Osiagor was adjourned owing to the absence of the trial judge said to be on an official assignment in Abuja.

The arraignment of the defendants on one count of fraud had been rescheduled for October 18, 2021.

The charge read, “That you Francis I. Uzoaru, 58 years old of No 23/25 Martins Street, Balogun, Lagos, Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Frank Harden Ltd; Ngozi Giwa-Amu, 58 years old of No. 247 Moshood Abiola Way, Ijora, Lagos, Company Secretary of M. El-Kalil & Sons Properties Limited; Obinna Chima, 50 years old of No. 247 Moshood Abiola Way, Ijora, Lagos, Legal Manager, Operation/Compliance of M. El-Kalil & Sons Properties Limited; Frank Harden Ltd of No. 24 Issa Williams Street, Balogun, Lagos, and M. El-Kalil & Sons Properties Limited of No. 247 Moshood Abiola Way, Ijora, Lagos, between March 2003 and November 2020, in Lagos, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court while acting in concert conspired together to commit felony to wit: making or uttering forged document to wit: Deed of Transfer dated 2nd November, 1956, in respect of property formerly known as No. 3/5 Bankole Street, Lagos, now known as 33, Balogun Street Lagos, thereby committing an offence contrary to Section 1 (2) (c) of the Miscellaneous Offences Act CAP M17 LFN 2004.”