The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission has initiated a criminal prosecution against Mike Ozekhome over alleged fraudulent dealings linked to a property located in London.
The charges represent a major development in an investigation involving cross-border assets and alleged abuse of legal processes.
The anti-corruption agency alleges that Ozekhome was complicit in a large-scale corruption scheme connected to the acquisition and claimed ownership of a residential property abroad. He is listed as the sole defendant in the case filed before the High Court in Abuja.
One of the counts accuses Ozekhome of receiving the London property from another individual under circumstances the commission describes as unlawful.
The ICPC maintains that the transaction amounts to a felony under Nigeria’s anti-corruption laws and attracts statutory punishment.
The prosecution further alleges that Ozekhome, while acting in his professional capacity as a legal practitioner, made and relied on a false document, specifically a Nigerian passport bearing another person’s name, to support claims of ownership over the disputed property. According to the commission, the document was used with the intent to commit fraud.
In support of the charges, the ICPC has outlined several exhibits and listed witnesses, including investigators and officials expected to give evidence on documentation, identity verification, and the ownership history of the property. Additional witnesses may be called as the trial progresses.
