The Federal High Court in Lagos has scheduled October 27, 2026, to deliver a ruling regarding the admissibility of documents presented by the police in a trial involving a N152 million property dispute. Justice Musa Kakaki set the date following arguments from both the prosecution and the defense concerning four offer letters that allegedly demonstrate efforts to resell the contested real estate.
During the session, the third prosecution witness, Engineer Anthony Ugbebor, traveled from the United States to testify. He explained that he paid N152 million—comprising his life savings—between 2017 and 2020 for two flats, which accounted for 80 percent of the total purchase price. Ugbebor noted that the project failed to meet its 2019 completion deadline. He further alleged that the developer attempted to sell these same units to others at significantly higher prices in 2024.
The defense counsel, Adeleke Agboola, SAN, challenged the introduction of these letters into evidence. He argued that the documents were inadmissible as they were not addressed to the witness, were not authored by him, and included photocopies that lacked proper authentication under the Evidence Act. The prosecution, led by CSP Monday Omo-Osagie, requested that the court overrule these objections, maintaining that the documents are central to the case.
Olukayode Olusanya, CEO of Oak Homes Limited, is currently being tried alongside his firm on four counts, including fraud, conspiracy, and obtaining money under false pretenses. The charges stem from the alleged failure to deliver two apartments at Oak Residence in Victoria Island, Lagos, despite receiving payment from Ugbebor.
