The department of development control of the federal capital territory administration (FCTA) is set to demolish a multi-million naira building of a Seed of Christ Golden Church, Kubwa, over alleged falsification of title documents.
Alhaji Musibau Lamidi had, in a petition to the office of Inspector General of Police, alleged a plot of land situated at MF 1335, extension iii B layout in Kubwa has been sold to Dr S.M.O Mustapha, popularly known as Baba Sebioba, the general overseer, with forged documents.
The land agent, John Areh, now in police detention, was alleged to have presented forged documents to Baba Sebioba who made payment for the land and constructed his church on the plot.
However, Alhaji Lamidi, who procured the plot in 2016 at the sum of a million from one Godwin Danladi Busa, a staff of the Bwari area council, told the police that he traveled out of Abuja for some time, came back, and found a church on the plot.
During the investigation, specimens of documents by both Baba Sebioba and Lamidi were sent to the Abuja geographical information systems (AGIS) for verification, which showed the irregularities.
“…the report from AGIS indicates that there were irregularities from the suspect’s document. The specimen sent from the AGIS is different from that of the suspect’s document, especially regarding the date,” a police report on the matter reads.
“The report from AGIS revealed that the document presented by the suspect was forged and that the land was sold to Alhaji Musbau Lamidi by one Mr Godwin Danladu Busa, a staff of Bwari area council, Abuja.”
Police said they were able to establish a prima facie case of forgery and criminal trespass against Baba Sebioba and John Areh as AGIS confirmed that the documents were forged.
Areh, the police, said could not present one surveyor Elias whom he claimed sold the land to him.
It was learnt that officials at the department of development control are mobilising to pull down the church building after the police report proved that the owner acquired the land fraudulently.
“We are waiting for the final go-ahead to demolish the church. John Areh is already in police custody and will be prosecuted for forgery and trespass,” an department official said.