A construction firm, Almajdal Limited, has alleged attempt by a senior police officer to scuttle the trial of a Syrian and 14 other persons already charged to court for forgery, conspiracy and criminal conversion of its property.
Almajdal Limited, in a petition to the Inspector General of Police, claimed that top police officer (name withheld) had impersonated him (IGP) in a letter seeking withdrawal of the case earlier investigated and charged to court by the AIG Zone 13 in Anambra State.
“Our client was reliably informed that (the) CP (Commissioner of Police), in an official capacity, wrote to the prosecuting counsel to withdraw the matter from the court,” the firm said in the petition.
It alleged that the CP had “heavily interfered” in the matter in the course of investigation, to ensure that the matter did not see the light of the day.
“We pray, sir, to use your good offices to see that justice is done in this case.
“An investigation has been concluded to ensure that all the defendants are arraigned in court on the next adjourned date to enable the commencement of the trial.
“Our client’s signature was forged amongst other crimes committed against the state, nation, his company and his person.
“Our client also prays that you sternly direct, warn, and order (the) CP to stop parading your name in such an unholy interference in a matter be that is in court,” the petitioners further pleaded.
It wondered why the officer could use the name of Deputy Inspector General of Police to order a case file, investigated, and charged to court by the office of the Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG) Zone 13 in Anambra State, to be transferred to Abuja.
The applicants in the suit No FHC/ABJ/CR/98/2023, pending at the Federal High Court Abuja, alleged that the Syrian, Wail Kutrub, who is currently at large, alongside his brother, Hassan Kutrub, “conspire, forge and convert the property of Almajdal Limited.”
Fourteen other persons were also charged in court as accomplices in the crime.
The applicants further alleged that the signature of its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer was forged by Kutrub in 2013, after the Syrian approached him for them to incorporate and operate a construction company.
“Thereafter, upon agreement, both resolved that the authorised ordinary shares capital of the company shall be 10,000,000 shares, respectively. Unknown to our client, Mr Wail Kutrub had other sinister motives.
“In pursuit of his desire to cheat, our client in the allotment of shares of Almajdal Limited, Mr Wail Kutrub orchestrated and procured forgery of a signature purported to be our client’s signature in the allotment of shares and the particulars of directors filed with the Corporate Affairs Commission, Abuja on 9th of November, 2018, wherein only 500,000 shares of Almajdal limited were allotted to our client instead of the 5,000,000 due to him.
“In the process leading to filing of documents with the Corporate Affairs Commission, and the company’s account opening, Mr Wail Kutrub requested that our client furnish him his means of identification, whereof our client sent Mr Wail Kutrub his driver’s license,” the petitioners further claimed.
They added that “instead of forwarding the documents to our client to sign his signature, (Kutrub) proceeded to forge his signature from our client’s driver’s license.
“Albeit, luck ran against Mr Wail Kutrub, who the signed a signature purported to be our client’s signature, which bears a resemblance to the signature of the authorizing officer on the driver’s license in lieu of our client’s signature.”
