A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory sitting in Abuja has sentenced Kingsley Eselebor, an worker of the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA), to 25 years in jail for land fraud and doc forgery.
Justice A.O. Musa delivered the decision on Wednesday, October 28, 2026, discovering Eselebor responsible on all 5 counts introduced towards him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
The choose sentenced Eselebor to seven years’ imprisonment on counts one, two, and three, and two years every on counts 4 and 5, with out an possibility of a effective. The sentences will run concurrently.
Court paperwork confirmed that Eselebor, hooked up to the FCDA’s Department of Urban and Regional Planning, defrauded his neighbour and fellow church member, Moses Osinachi, over the sale of two plots of land within the Kubwa District of Abuja.
Relying on his place on the FCDA and presenting cast conveyance paperwork below the names Yusuf Lawan and Adegoke Asiwaju, Eselebor satisfied Osinachi to switch funds for Plots 383 and 424 via his firm account, Moscow International Services Limited.
The fraud unravelled when Osinachi tried to take possession of the properties and found that Eselebor possessed no legitimate titles to the land. Subsequent guarantees to supply different plots or situation a refund weren’t saved, main Osinachi to petition the EFCC.
Reacting to the ruling, EFCC prosecution counsel, Joshua Saidi, said that the conviction serves as a stern warning towards land racketeering and the abuse of public workplace to commit fraud.
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