Appendix B on the face of it are two original certificates of occupancy both with No. 77/77/73 dated 7th August 2001 in respect of property described as Plot 10, Block VI Federal Government Layout at Gwarimpa FCT, Abuja Municipal Area Council, Abuja. Both of them on the face of it are signed by the Honourable Minister of Works and Housing. The two documents were sent to the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development, the issuing authority for verification. The Ministry carried out a detailed investigation and verification exercise on the documents. They came out with their report which was tendered and admitted in evidence as Exhibit 1. It is stated clearly in Exhibit 1 that Appendix A given to Lead British International School is Authentic while Appendix B given to Amasi Okon is not. The two documents cover the same property. I find the evidence of P.W.1 and P.W.3 on the genuinety or otherwise of the two documents, Appendix A and Appendix B credible. Exhibit 1 which is the report of the issuing authority of the certificate of occupancy is not challenged in any way. I find it sufficient proof that Appendix B was forged. The prosecution has proved that a Federal Government Certificate of Occupancy with No. 77/77/73 is forged and I so hold. The next ingredient to be proved to sustain Count 2 of the charge is that the defendant forged the Certificate of Occupancy in question. The evidence of the prosecution as given by P.W. 2 and P.W.3 is that the piece of land in question is located at Plot 10, Block VI and covered by a Certificate of Occupancy with No. 77/77/73. P.W.2’s evidence is that the land was originally owned by the defendant who sold it to one Dyna Ladejj Investment Ltd. who in turn sold same to Lead British International School. He tendered Exhibits 3 and 4. Exhibit 3 is a Deed of Assignment executed between Dyna Ladejj Investment Ltd and Lead British 21

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