The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has filed a criminal charge against Chief Mike Ozekhome, SAN, accusing the senior lawyer of fraud and forgery in connection with a disputed property in the United Kingdom.
The commission filed a three-count charge on Jan. 16 in the Federal High Court in Abuja under case number FCT/HC/CR/010/26, naming Ozekhome as the sole defendant.
According to court documents seen by reporters, the first count alleges that Ozekhome, 68, received a property at 79 Randall Avenue, London NW2 7SX.
This was allegedly given to him in August 2021 by a man identified as Shani Tali, an act that the ICPC states constitutes a felony under the Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act, 2000.
The second count charges Ozekhome with creating a false Nigerian passport in Tali’s name in Abuja, allegedly to support a claim of ownership of the London property.
The third count accuses him of dishonestly using the forged passport, knowing it was false, in the legal dispute over the house.
The ICPC’s proof of evidence lists several exhibits it plans to tender, including the judgment of a UK property tribunal dated September 11, 2025, and an extrajudicial statement by Ozekhome dated January 12, 2026.
Additional documents relate to interim forfeiture proceedings for the London address.
The commission also identified several investigators and a representative of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) among potential witnesses.
The prosecution follows a damning judgment by a UK First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) that struck out a previous claim by Ozekhome to be registered as the owner of the London property, concluding that the matter involved “fraud, impersonation, and forged documents.”
