Abuja Estate Developer, Rebecca Omokamo, Arraigned By EFCC Over Alleged N500m Land Fraud

Abuja Real Estate Developer, Mrs. Godwin-Isaac Rebecca Omokamo was on Wednesday put on trial by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) following her alleged complicity in Abuja land fraud and money laundering to the tune of N500M.

The defendant, also known as Bilkisu Ishaku Aliyu, was arraigned before the Federal High Court in Abuja on two separate charges.

She was docked alongside her husband, Isaac Yusuf Ishaku; their company, Homadil Realty Limited; as well as Idakwogi Richard John and a firm, Rychardo Homes Ltd.

While the first charge marked: FHC/ABJ/CR/77/2025, contained five counts, the second charge marked: FHC/ABJ/CR/76/25 has 17 counts.

Specifically, the EFCC alleged that the defendants had between 2023 and 2024, collected over N500m from multiple victims and laundered the funds through accounts of various companies.

The anti-graft agency told the court that the defendants used forged documents, including a fake Power of Attorney, to claim ownership of Plot 4022, Guzape District, Abuja.

It further alleged that the first defendant used forged documents to secure a building permit from the FCT Department of Development Control and sold the land to a buyer for N70m.

Besides, EFCC alleged that the defendants obtained by false pretenses, by fraudulently misrepresenting ownership and title over plot 1861, 1862 and 1863, Cadastral Zone, B07, Katampe District, Abuja, and thereby induced several unsuspecting individuals to part with their money for the acquisition of the said property, knowing same to be false.

The prosecution alleged that the defendants conspired among themselves to obtain, falsify, and fraudulently acquire Plot 4022, Guzape District, Abuja, belonging to one Mrs Colleen Mero Yesufu, using false representation and fraudulent documents.

According to the EFCC, the defendants, by their actions, committed offences contrary to section 8(a) and punishable under section 1(3) of the Advanced Fee Fraud & other Related Offences Act, 2006.

Meanwhile, all the defendants pleaded not guilty to the charges that were read to them before trial Justice Joyce Abdulmalik.

Following an application by the defence lawyers, Mr. Christopher Oshomegie, SAN, and Mr. Moses Ebute, SAN, the court admitted them to bail in the sum of N10m each with two sureties in the like sum.

Justice Joyce Abdulmalik held that the sureties must be Civil Servants not bellow grade level 16, adding that they must attach evidence of their salaries for the past three months.

Aside from emphasizing that the sureties must be owners of landed property worth the bail sum, the court ordered them to depose to an affidavit of means.

The court also ordered the defendants to surrender their international passports and not travel outside the country without permission.

It ordered that the defendants should be remanded in prison custody, pending the perfection of their bail conditions.

The cases were subsequently adjourned to July 21 and 22 for trial.

EFCC’s counsel, Mr. Samuel Chime told the court that the prosecution has lined up 13 witnesses that will testify in the matter.