A federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court sitting in Gwarinpa has struck out the criminal charges brought against some Ghanaian investors and owners of JonahCapital Ltd in the River Park Estate dispute.

Justice Modupe-Osho Adebiyi struck out the matter after the Office of the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), discontinued the charges.
 
The Nigeria Police Force had filed a 26-count criminal charge before an FCT High Court in Gwarinpa against the directors of JonahCapital Ltd, namely Sam Jonah, Kojo Ansah, Victor Quainoo, a company, Mobus Property Nigeria Ltd, and their Nigerian lawyer, Abu Arome, alleging forgery of the ownership documents of the company.  
 
At the resumed hearing, an assistant state counsel from the Office of the Attorney General of the Federation, Aishatu Kalthungo, informed the court that she was instructed to discontinue the matter, relying on the powers in Section 174 of the 1999 Constitution (as amended).  

According to her, the directive was based on an application dated December 30, 2025 and filed on January 2, 2026, to withdraw the matter. It had earlier been reported that AGF Fagbemi formally terminated criminal proceedings instituted by the NPF against the Ghanaianinvestors in Abuja, describing the police investigation as “misleading, legally defective, and an abuse of authority.”

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

The AGF ruled that 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 DPPF stated.

Consequently, the 26-count charge earlier announced by the police was discontinued. The Attorney-General’s decision effectively overturned 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.

In contrast, the AGF affirmed findings of the 13-man Special Investigation Panel, led by Deputy Commissioner of Police Imam, which had earlier investigated multiple petitions involving Jonah Capital Nigeria Limited and Houses for Africa Nigeria Limited. The SIP report, dated March 28, 2025, was described as “valid, comprehensive, and unbiased.”