… AS FAKOREDE’S CONTROVERSIAL LETTER SURFACES IN COURT, DEFYING AGF AND IGP DIRECTIVES
The legal battle over ownership and development rights within the sprawling River Park Estate has taken yet another twist as an Abuja High Court on 21st August 2025 directed all warring parties to “maintain the status quo” and stay off the contested properties.
Also, it can now be confirmed that CP Akin Fakorede’s now-infamous letter to the FCT Director of Lands has unexpectedly made its way into the courtroom.In Suit No. CV/2902/2025 between Jonah Capital Nigeria Limited (Claimant) and Paulo Homes Nigeria Limited (Defendant), presided over by Hon. Justice C. O Agashieze, the court ordered both parties to “stay action and refrain from interference” with several disputed properties, including developments like Paulo Boulevard and Aazik Homes, all within the River Park Estate.
While fixing the substantive hearing for a later date, the judge adjourned the matter sine die, effectively freezing all activities within the estate.
FAKOREDE’S LETTER THROWN INTO THE FRAY
In a stunning move, it has been confirmed that lawyers representing Paulo Homes, led by Barr. Oluwabunmi S. Adebiyi, filed a further affidavit on 18th August 2025 attaching the highly controversial letter authored by Commissioner of Police Akin Fakorede on 7th August 2025.This letter was selectively addressed to the Director of Land Administration and copied to AGIS, Development Control, and Paul Odili of Paulo Homes.
The controversial letter purported to instruct all government dealings on River Park Estate to be routed exclusively through Paulo Homes, effectively declaring Odili the “sole owner” of the disputed land — despite multiple ongoing court cases and a pending review of the police investigation by the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF).Legal observers and anti-corruption advocates have described the insertion of Fakorede’s letter into the court record as “deeply troubling,” given its timing and apparent attempt to influence ongoing litigation and undermine the Ministerial Committee set up by FCT Minister Nyesom Wike to investigate the River Park land-use crisis.
OPEN DEFIANCE OF THE AGF AND IGP
It has been authoritatively confirmed that the Office of the Attorney General of the Federation had formally instructed the Nigeria Police Force to halt all actions relating to Charge No. CR/402/25, filed by the Police on 26th June 2025, and transmit the entire case file to the AGF for independent review.However, multiple senior police sources said that CP Fakorede has openly defied this directive.
Even more shocking, it was previously reported here, the outcome of a July 2nd, 2025 high-powered meeting convened by the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) with all parties to the dispute.
At that meeting, the IGP expressly ordered Fakorede to invite the Lawyers (names withheld for now) who prepared the CAC documents 13 years ago, now alleged to be forged. — a directive Fakorede has completely ignored to date.
Instead, Fakorede has spent the past weeks writing letters to government agencies and Paul Odili, acting as though the courts, the AGF, and even his own IGP do not exist.
THE SHADOW OF COLLUSION
The selective circulation of Fakorede’s letter to the Director of Lands copied to the Directors of Abuja Geographical Information System (AGIS) and the Development Control Department has triggered alarm bells among civil society groups and legal experts.
Both agencies hold authority over land titles and approvals within the FCT, raising fears that the letter could be part of a broader attempt to tamper with land records ahead of the Ministerial Committee’s findings.
WHAT THIS MEANS FOR INVESTORS
The escalating scandal is sending shockwaves through Abuja’s real estate and investment community. Analysts and observers worry that the River Park saga — from alleged forged CAC filings to rogue police interference — risks painting the FCT and Nigeria as unsafe for both local and foreign investors.
THE BIGGER QUESTIONS
Why has CP Fakorede repeatedly defied explicit instructions from both the AGF and the IGP?Who are the “faceless collaborators” within the FCTA allegedly enabling these moves?And why is Paulo Homes so desperate to establish ownership outside of court and due process?
For Justice to be, let there be;
Immediate suspension of CP Akin Fakorede from any involvement in the River Park case.•
A forensic audit of all AGIS and Development Control records related to Paulo Homes and River Park.•
Full public disclosure of FCTA officials in correspondence with Fakorede.
Until these questions are answered, the credibility of the Ministerial Committee and the integrity of Nigeria’s land administration system remain under siege.
Bottom Line:
What started as a land dispute has now become a test of Nigeria’s rule of law. As one senior police source put it: “when a single Commissioner can openly defy the AGF, ignore the IGP and attempt to influence court processes – its not just a scandal, it’s a constitutional crisis.”