The management of Whiteplains British School, Abuja, has written to the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, asking for an investigation into the actions of the Director of Public Prosecutions of the Federation, Mohammed Babadoko.
The school’s director, Francis Nwufoh, in a letter dated March 4, 2025, alleged that Babadoko removed a legal restriction placed on a disputed school property.
Nwufoh claimed this was done to enable its sale to Maryam Abacha American University of Niger.
He said he had written several times to the AGF, including a letter on August 9, 2024, after he learned about efforts to sell the property.
He stated that Babadoko wrote to AGIS to lift the restriction without informing the school.
Concerned about this move, Nwufoh questioned why Babadoko acted without consulting the school, which was directly involved in the dispute.
He urged the AGF to take action quickly to prevent any harm to the ongoing investigation.
He stated, “We plead that the caveat be restored and that the police properly investigate the matter by interviewing the bank staff whose signatures appear on the forged and offensive Tripartite Legal Mortgage.”
Nwufoh explained his struggle with the bank from which he took a loan to develop the school.
He stated, “The school had secured a loan of ₦650 million from First Bank and had repaid ₦300 million within two years for a loan with a five-year maturity period.
“The bank thereafter frustrated the continued repayment of the loan and subsequently sought to foreclose and take over the school.”
He added that this disagreement led to several court cases, including an appeal at the Court of Appeal.
Nwufoh further explained that the former DPPF, Mohammed Umar, had initially placed the caveat on the property based on several investigative reports.
These reports included one by the IGP’s Intelligence Response Team on April 1, 2019, another by the Force Intelligence Bureau (CR: 3000/FIB/ABJ/TA/FBN/Vol. 1), a report from the National Assembly Committee on Public Petitions dated June 17, 2019, and a fourth report, which Nwufoh said he had not seen.
He claimed it was discovered that the Tripartite Legal Mortgage Agreement used by the bank to justify its claim was forged.
This discovery led to a request for the AGF’s intervention.
According to him, the AGF directed the Nigerian Police Force to investigate the forgery allegation.
However, the police report submitted to the AGF was found to be incomplete by the then DPPF, Mohammed Umar, who ordered a new investigation.
Nwufoh said he had not been informed of the latest investigation’s outcome.
He called on the AGF to compare all reports to identify inconsistencies and uncover the truth.
Frustrated by the delays, Nwufoh said he sent a complaint letter to the Deputy Inspector General of Police on July 18, 2024, titled, “Letter of Complaint of My Dissatisfaction with How My Matter Is Being Handled.”
He appealed for justice and the restoration of the caveat to protect the school’s property.
