them by the EFCC. The conclusion on Appendix A at page 3 of the
report reads as follows:
“Remarks: I hereby confirm that the original of the certificate of
occupancy presented personally for verification registered as No.
77 at page 77 in volume 73 at the Federal Lands Registry
Office, Ikoyi – Lagos issued in favour of Mrs. Mary Okoh
(Appendix A) is AUTHENTIC and it is an exact Counterpart
copy lodged at the Federal Lands Registry office, Ikoyi, Lagos.”
The conclusion on Appendix B in the report is at pages 4 to 5 of
Exhibit 1. It reads thus:
“Remarks: In view of my observations in the document marked
Appendix B, I hereby state that the certificate of occupancy
No. 77 at page 77 in volume 73 alleged to have been
registered at the Federal Lands Registry, Ikoyi, and marked
“Appendix B” is NOT AUTHENTIC. It is also not the exact
counterpart copy lodged at the Federal Lands Registry office,
Ikoyi, Lagos.”
Appendix A and Appendix B are attached to Exhibit 1. In the report
Exhibit 1, the Director of Legal Services who signed the report gave a
detailed analysis of the investigation carried out on the documents before
the conclusion on the authenticity was reached. The two documents were
compared with the counterpart copy in the custody of the Ministry before
the conclusion. This is evident from the report. P.W.3 identified Appendix
A to Exhibit 1 as the certificate of occupancy given to Lead British
International School at the time the school purchased the Land and
Appendix B as that given to Okon Amasi by the defendant when he had
a transaction over land with her.
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