Court Adjourns Criminal Case Against Businessman

A federal high court sitting in Lagos has again adjourned the criminal case of conspiracy, forgery and impersonation preferred against a Lagos businessman, Otunba Kazeem Olanisilem Akanji and Kosan Travels and Tours Limited, as the accused businessman has been elusive.

In a criminal charge number FHC/L/458c/11 field before the court by the Nigeria Immigration Service’s legal officer, Mr. D.I Babale, it was alleged that Otumba Kazeem Olanisilem Akanji, a Nigerian citizen of 4B, Ganiyu Davies Street, Ojodu, Berger, Lagos, southwest Nigeria, Kosan Travels and Tours Limited and others at large sometime in July, 2011 conspired to forge Nigerian standard passports, property of the Federal Government of Nigeria and thereby committed an offence punishable under section 516 of the criminal code act cap 38 laws of the federation of Nigeria, 2004.

Mr. Babale alleged further that Otunba Kazeem Akanji and the company were also alleged to have forged the following documents — the seal of the Federal Government of Nigeria and the seal of the Lagos State Government without authority while they were also found to be in possession of instruments and materials of forgery which they used in forging the documents.

The accused businessman, same time and place, was alleged to have impersonated a Nigeria Immigration official by fraudulently and unlawfully performing their duties and thereby committed an offence punishable under section 484 of the criminal code act cap C 38 laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004.

The case has been mentioned more than two times since it was filed last year, but the accused businessman was not in court.