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A former aspirant for the Delta State House of Assembly under the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the Ughelli South Local Government Area, Mr. Joseph Jefia, has been charged to court for alleged forgery of a deed of transfer.
Jefia was brought before the Federal High Court of Nigeria in the Abuja Judicial Division, with charge No. FHC/ABJ/CR/501/2024, where the Federal Government is the complainant and Jefia is the defendant.
According to the charge papers obtained by the reporter, the case includes five counts emphasizing that Joseph Jefia, at some point in 2012, forged a deed of transfer dated either March 2 or March 1, 1978 or 1979, with the intent for it to be used as genuine in Nigeria, ultimately to the detriment of the beneficiaries of the estate of the late Chief Harrison Jefia. This act is punishable under Section 1 of the Miscellaneous Offences Act CAP M 17 LFN 2004.
Count 2 states that Jefia forged the signature of Chief Harrison Jefia on the aforementioned forged deed of transfer, again with the intention for it to be used as genuine, violating Section 1(2)(C) of the same Act.
Count 3 alleges that Jefia obtained property by deception, falsely claiming that Chief Harrison Jefia—who was neither a shareholder nor a director of Jefia Properties Ltd—had transferred properties to the company where Joe Jefia’s mother holds majority shares. This action is also punishable under Section 1(2)(C) of the Miscellaneous Offences Act CAP M 17 LFN 2004.
Count 4 accuses Jefia of forging the signature of the company secretary of Jefia Properties Ltd on a deed of transfer, with the intent for it to be treated as genuine, thus committing an offense under Section 1(2) of the Miscellaneous Offences Act CAP M 17 LFN 2004.
Lastly, in Count 5, it is alleged that on or before April 28, 2021, Jefia presented a forged Deed of Transfer to the Nigerian Police Force’s Legal Department, knowing it to be false. This act is also punishable under Section 1(2)(C) of the Miscellaneous Offences Act CAP M 17 LFN 2004.
The case has been scheduled for May 13, 14, and 15, 2025, following Jefia’s release on bail.
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