THE UNREPORTED EXCLUSIVE :

A High Court sitting in Igbosere, Lagos State on Monday 7th October, 2019, continued proceedings on the case bothering on falsification of document and forgery of signature between one Olaide Ibrahim (female) vs Lagos State Ministry Of Justice, who is standing in for self acclaimed Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, DG, Dr. Femi Oke Osanyintolu.

Recall this case instituted by Lagos State Ministry of Justice has been on for about four years running. According to reports, Dr. Osanyintolu had approached the Justice ministry with a petition against Ms Olaide Ibrahim, (a civil servant) on the grounds of forgery and falsification of documents in relation to a landed property, situated in the eyebrow Alausa area of Ikeja Central Business District.

The presiding judge, Justice Oluwatoyin Ipaye having settled in, commenced the day’s proceeding by asking the the court clerk to call on the last witness in the legal tussle to the dock. The witness, who is the forensic expert in the case, ASP Raphael Onwezuligbo while under cross examination testified that, documents submitted by LASEMA boss before the court were falsified, thereby giving credence to earlier submission of a Surveyor who admitted he prepared the fake documents on the request of Osanyintolu.

Giving a comprehensive account of his forensic findings, the retired ASP told the court that on the 20th of April 2017, Master Spartans Forensic Ltd received a letter from Gbenga Ojo & Co law firm alongside other documents.

He (Raphael) told the court that the request on the letter was that the documents be examined, compared and determined if the signatures marked on the documents F which is the Deed of assignment of 23rd March 2015 in which Alhaji M.B Yusuf and Dr Olufemi Oke were signatories and the 2nd deed of assignment of 2011 marked F1, between Dr Olufemi Oke, M .B Yusuf, Olaide S Ibrahim and one Tolu.

The retired ASP explained to the court that he was asked to determined first if the signatures on the two Deeds of assignment were by the same person.
Also if the handwriting marked D1 on the 2nd deed of assignment and the handwritimg and signature by Musa Yusuf on the document marked B2 which is a police statement were written and signed by one person.
Furthermore, to determine whether the signature marked on document F, C1 on F1 with the statement of Dr Olufemi Oke to the police marked C2 to C3 were signed by the same person and also whether the person that signed on column D of document F, D1 on document F1 and the statement to the police by one Lugman marked D2 were signed by the same person.
Also, to determine whether the person that signed E1 on document F1 is the same person that signed thr signature that is in the statement by Olaide S Ibrahim marked B2.
The witness informed the court that he conducted the scientic examination and comparison via a Fast Scanner analyser and a Doxi analyser under distinguished techniques.
Revealing his findings, Mr. Raphael said the signatures and handwriting in the relevant column of the document marked F, F1, B2,C2-C3, D2 and E2 potrayed inherent features of non identity and identity as follows.
That the signatory to the signature marked A on document F is not the same .
Also, that the writer and signatory to the handwriting and signature marked B on document F is not the same writer and signature that wrote and signed the handwriting and signature marked D on document F1 and B2.
That the person or signatory that signed the signature marked C on document F, and C1 on F1 is the same signatory that signed in the relevant document marked C2-C3
That the signatory to the signatures marked D on the document F, D, on document F1 is the same signatory that signed signatures in the relevant part of the document marked D2.
Finally, that the signatory to the signature marked E, on document F1 is the same signatory that signed the signature on document E2.
Mr Raphael concluded that based on his findings he wrote a report by effect and duly signed by him.
He also told the court that during the process, he used comparative tables marked 1, 1A, 2, 3, 4 and 5 and the tables contain the illustrations on how he arrived at the findings before submitting the report.
He thereby tendered the reports, comparative table and certification through his counsel to the court.
Recall one Baba Yusuf, who is the son of the original owner of the property in contention and co signatory to documents relating to the sale of the said property, was called in as witness during one of the sittings, and while being cross examined, some documents were presented before him and was asked to identify the ones that has his and his father’s signatures, the documents he identified as original turned out to be those submitted by the defendant in the case which invariably made the documents presented by Dr, Femi all fake.
In harmony with the last two witnesses, a prosecution officer who also appeared as witness in the case, did testified that, the earlier forensic report presented before the court was fake, he confessed that the personnel that carried out the forensic examination were induced with money and therefore compromised the report.
The defendant in the case, Olaide Ibrahim arrived the premises of the Court alongside her legal team, at about 8am, Dr. Femi on the other hand breezed in while the witness was being cross examined and was spotted jetting out of the court premises minutes after.
Further hearing on the case has been adjourned till October 21, 2019.