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Dr Adeniran Ogunmuyiwa says he founded JonahCapital Nigeria Ltd contrary to a remark by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Mr Nyesom Wike.
The revelation followed the protracted battle over ownership of the high-value River Park Estate Abuja, and in reaction to the recent comment by the minister, suggesting that JonahCapital Nigeria Ltd, owners of River Park Estate Abuja, was owned by Ghanaians.
Dr Ogunmuyiwa, in a statement on Sunday in Abuja, stated in unequivocal terms that he founded JonahCapital Nigeria Limited in 2006 (with CAC Reg. No. 669754), when he instructed the Law Firm of L.D. Shwarkuka & Associates to incorporate the company with himself and his wife as 60%, majority shareholders.
He said that the lingering feud over River Park was allegedly caused by the Ghanaians, whom he accused of trying to take over JonahCapital through dubious means.
“The Ghanaian conspirators led by Kojo Mensah, only tried to steal the company last year being February 2024 when they fraudulently increased the share capital of the company from 1,000,000 to 100,000,000, without any of the Directors knowing, by creating 99,000,000 shares.
“The Ghanaians, led by Kojo Mensah, only began to say the company belongs to them after they fraudulently created 99,000,000 shares and allocated it to themselves in 2024.
“This is the basis for the criminal police case that was concluded regarding Riverpark in June 2025 which led to Kojo Mensah, being charged to court alongside his lawyer Abu Arome and others.
“While we are unbothered by propaganda claims, by the Ghanaians, we commit every right-thinking Nigerian to read the truth in a police report published publicly on 27th June 2025, ” Ogunmuyiwa said
According to him, the status report of the company from 2006-2020 and how it was manipulated in 2024 and 2025 is also available for the world to see.
Ogunmuyiwa explained further that the company was eventually sold to Paulo Homes Limited in 2025, with the South African Chief Executive Officer, Mr. John Townley-Johnson, of Houses for Africa Holdings Inc. (the initial foreign investors in River Park) and himself agreeing to that transaction.
He maintained that the whole issue again is a test for Nigeria’s justice system and corporate security at the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), “as this dispute is only coming up because the CAC allowed unauthorised alteration of our approved records at their office”.
He said in view of the aforementioned, “We duly authorised the filing of the action in Suit No: FHC ABJ CS/1869 2025, by our recognised counsel, Oluwabunmi Adebiyi, because we believe the court is where we can get full redress for the illegal acts done to us.”
It will be recalled that the Nigerian Police has preferred a 26-count charge against a Nigerian lawyer, Abu Arome, and three Ghanaians, namely; Sam Jonah, a Knight of British Empire (KBE), Kojo Ansah, Victor Quainoo, and a company, Mobus Property Nigeria Ltd.
The accused persons are billed for arraignment on October 7.
The charge marked CR/402/205, filed at the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, was dated 25th, but filed on June 26th 2025, and endorsed by Isa Garba (esq.), prosecuting counsel, Legal/Prosecution Section, Force Headquarters, Abuja.
By the charge, the complainant (IGP), stated that the defendants are being prosecuted over their alleged involvement in the forgery of company documents in a bid to illegally takeover Houses for Africa Nigeria Ltd, and Jonahcapital Nigeria Ltd.
According to police authority, investigations revealed that the accused persons had illegally increased the company’s share capital and allocated 99 million shares to themselves using falsified documents and forged signatures, also falsely presenting themselves as Nigerian ‘citizens to the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) to facilitate their alleged fraudulent activities.
In a bid to prove its case of fraud, forgery, impersonation etc against the defendants, the police listed alongside the charge, several exhibits namely; letters of petition to the Inspector General of Police and Commissioner of Police FCT Command respectively.
Also attached to the charge are copies of final police investigation report; police investigation report; statements of the defendants; and a letter of relinquishment of 8,000,000 shares allegedly signed by John Townley Johnson on Houses for Africa Holding Inc. letterhead.
Other exhibits include, board resolution of Houses for Africa Nigeria Ltd. dated 9th September 2013, appointing and removing directors, various status reports of Houses for Africa Nigeria Ltd, and that of Jonahcapital Nigeria Ltd.
The charge was also accompanied by forensic reports from keyforensics Ltd, and the Nigerian Police.
The exhibits equally include the board resolution used to remove Nigerian directors from Jonahcapital Nigeria Ltd/Houses for Africa Nigeria Ltd; board resolution used to increase share capital of Houses for Africa, and Jonahcapital; and title documents processed in Mobus Property Nigeria Ltd.