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Ikoi Ikpi Itam , brother of late Justice Okoi Ikpi Itam has been docked in Calabar for forgery, impersonation and criminal conversion of the property of the judge.
Ikoi was arraigned by Uyo Zonal Office of the EFCC on Tuesday, before Justice S. M. Shuaibu of the Federal High Court sitting in Calabar, Cross River State.
The property stolen, a plot of land was estimated at N12million.
According to court papers, One Iniobong Udoh had alleged in a petition, that the defendant fraudulently sold a plot of land at 1st Avenue, Lugbe Estate, Abuja belonging to Justice Okoi Ikpi Itam.
Investigations revealed that, while the late Justice Itam was on secondment to the Republic of Gambia, he purchased two plots of land in Abuja (Plot/Parcel J. 1st Avenue, Lugbe Estate Abuja and Plot No. 32 1(W) Road, 1st Avenue, Lugbe Estate, Abuja) through his brother (the defendant).
Upon the demise of the judge, the defendant, unsatisfied with the content of the last Will and Testaments of his late brother, transferred the title of the said properties to himself, forged Deed of Assignment of the said properties and sold one of them for N12m.
One of the counts reads: “That you Ikoi Ikpi Itam ‘M’ on or about the 3rd day of March, 2016 at Calabar within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, did make a forged document to wit: DEED OF ASSIGNMENT in respect of a property situated at Plot 32, 1(W) Road, 1st Avenue, Lugbe Estate, Abuja bearing your name as the Assignee, knowing same to be false and with the intent that it may be acted upon as genuine and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 1 (2) (c) of the Miscellaneous Offences Act Cap M17 of the Revised Edition (Laws of the Federation of Nigeria) 2007 and punishable under Section 1 (2) of the same Act”.
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