The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned a real estate developer, Mrs. Godwin-Isaac Rebecca Omokamo, also known as Bilikisu Ishaku Aliyu, following her alleged complicity in an Abuja land fraud and money laundering to the tune of about N500 million.
The defendant was arraigned before Justice Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court on two separate charges, alongside her husband, Isaac Yusuf Ishaku, their company, Homadil Realty Limited, as well as Idakwogi Richard John and a firm, Rychardo Homes Ltd.
While the first charge marked: FHC/ABJ/CR/77/2025, contained five counts, the second charge marked: FHC/ABJ/CR/76/2025, had 17 counts.
Specifically, the EFCC alleged that the defendants had, between 2023 and 2024, collected over N500 million from multiple victims and laundered the funds through accounts of various companies.
The anti-graft agency informed the court that the defendants had used forged documents, including a fake power of attorney and title documents, to obtain building approval and claim ownership of Plot 4022, Guzape District, Abuja.
The agency further alleged that the first defendant used forged documents to secure a building permit from the FCT Department of Development Control and sold the land to a buyer for N70 million.
It also alleged that the defendants fraudulently obtained money from unsuspecting individuals by falsely claiming ownership and title to Plots 1861, 1862, and 1863, located in Cadastral Zone B07, Katampe District, Abuja.
The commission said the defendants misrepresented the status of the properties to induce victims into purchasing them, despite knowing the claims were false.
Additionally, the prosecution accused the defendants of conspiring to fraudulently acquire Plot 4022 in Guzape District, Abuja, which belongs to one Mrs. Colleen Mero Yesufu. The EFCC said they did so through false representation and the use of forged documents.
The commission stated that the defendants’ actions violated Section 8(a) and are punishable under Section 1(3) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Related Offences Act, 2006.
All the defendants, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges when they were arraigned before Justice Joyce Abdulmalik.
Following bail applications by defence counsel—Mr. Christopher Oshomegie, SAN, and Mr. Moses Ebute, SAN—the court granted each defendant bail in the sum of ₦10 million, with two sureties in like sum.
Justice Abdulmalik ruled that the sureties must be civil servants not below Grade Level 16 and must provide evidence of their salaries for the past three months. Additionally, the sureties are required to own landed property equivalent to the bail amount and must depose to an affidavit of means.
The court also ordered the defendants to surrender their passports and not travel outside the country without permission.
It was ordered that the defendants be remanded to prison custody, pending the perfection of their bail conditions.
The cases were subsequently adjourned to July 21 and 22 for trial.
EFCC’s counsel, Mr. Samuel Chime, told the court that the prosecution has lined up 13 witnesses who will testify in the matter.
History Of Controversies
In May, SaharaReporters reported that a 79-year-old grandmother, Hajia Collen Mero Yesufu, urged the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, to stop shielding his alleged associate, Rebecca Omokamo —also known as Becky or Bilikisu Ishaku Aliyu—from investigation and prosecution over alleged land fraud.
Speaking through her lawyer, Barrister Maxwell Opara, and the Initiative Against Human Rights Abuse and Torture at a press conference held in Abuja, Mero accused the police chief of offering protection to Bilikisu, who she described as a land-grabber with a history of defying court orders and other authorities.
According to Mero and her legal team, Bilikisu’s defiance and continued evasion of justice had been enabled by the “powerful backing” she allegedly received from the Inspector General.
They further called on the police hierarchy to allow a full and independent investigation into Bilikisu’s activities, free from interference or undue influence.
Meanwhile, the Nigeria Police Force, through its spokesperson, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, has repeatedly denied any connection between the IGP and Bilikisu, insisting that the Inspector General has no ties to the woman in question.
Bilikisu has been accused of fraudulently selling several prime Abuja properties—specifically Plots 1861, 1862, and 1863 in Katampe, as well as Plot 4022 in Guzape District—that belong to Mrs. Collen Mero Yesufu.
Addressing reporters, Barrister Maxwell Opara condemned what he called Inspector-General Egbetokun’s “complicity” in the matter, alleging that the police chief continued to shield Bilikisu with official protection even though investigative reports by the Federal Capital Territory Administration, the Department of Development Control, and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had implicated her.
Opara urged EFCC Chairman Ola Olukoyede to resist any external pressure and fully enforce court-ordered forfeiture rulings against Bilikisu, insisting the agency must proceed without “any semblance of injustice.”
In January, SaharaReporters reported that Bilikisu had invaded a property at Plot 4411, Cadastral Zone A09, Guzape District, with a retinue of policemen to take over the property.
Meanwhile, she had been indicted for fraudulently tampering with the Land Information System (LIS) and forging title documents in the Abuja Geographic Information System (AGIS).
SaharaReporters gathered Bilikisu invaded Plot 4411, Cadastral Zone A09, Guzape District, Abuja on Tuesday, January 14, with several policemen from 44 Police Mobile Force Headquarters, led by one SP Haruna Danfulani, to stop the ongoing construction work at the property and take possession of it.
This is despite an interim order of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Abuja, in suit marked M/16807/2024 restraining Mr. Eric Anyamene Nnadi, Hajiya Bilkisu Mallam, Hon. Minister, Federal Capital Territory, Abuja and Federal Capital Development Authority (F.C.D.A) as 1st to 4th Defendants from entering the property, pending the final determination of the suit before the court which Nextdora Nigeria Limited instituted.
However, workers at the construction site resisted an attempt by SP Haruna Danfulani to enforce an alleged directive from Egbetokun to stop and drive workers out of the property, claiming that the property belongs to Bilikisu.
“The situation escalated when Hajiya Bilkisu Mallam, claiming ties to the IGP, arrived on the site with a police escort,” an eyewitness told SaharaReporters on Thursday.
“She was with disputed documents, which site workers contested as forged when she wanted to take control of the site with the aid of policemen.”
A video clip of the incident shared with SaharaReporters on Thursday, shows one SP Haruna Danfulani giving directives to officers.
Workers on the site were also seen resisting Danfulani’s orders for arrests, arguing that the police have no role in land disputes and should not act outside the court’s directive.
In the video clip, SP Danfulani is overheard saying: “I’m talking to you and you are going, do not get me annoyed here. When we go any place, we give everyone their respect and the benefit of the doubt and when you refuse, we will use maximum force and if we want to take action, we can crush anybody. But it has not got to that stage.”
