A Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos State has granted an interim forfeiture of 14 properties linked to Kogi State Government.
The properties are in Lagos, Abuja and the United Arab Emirates.
Justice Nicholas Oweibo on Wednesday also ordered the preservation of the sum of Four Hundred Million Naira recovered from one Aminu Falala, which “Is reasonably suspected to have been derived from unlawful activity and intended to be used for the acquisition of Plot No. 1224 Bishop Oluwole Street, Victoria Island Lagos.”
Justice Oweibo granted the order, following an ex parte application filed by the Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.
The application was supported by an affidavit deposed to by Adekunbi Mojibola, an investigating officer with the EFCC.
Counsel to the EFCC Rotimi Oyedepo, while moving the application stated that the properties, including “Hotel Apartment Community, Burj Khalifa lying, being and situate at, Plot 160 Municipality NO 345-7562, Sky View Building No 1, Property No 401, Floor 4, Dubai U.A.E,” were reasonably suspected to have been derived from unlawful activity.
In his ruling on the application, Justice Oweibo granted the application, as prayed and directed the EFCC to publish the interim order within 14 days for any interested party to show cause why the forfeiture order should not be made in favour of the Federal Government of Nigeria.
The case has been adjourned till March 28, 2023.
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