Justice Alexander Owoeye of the Federal High Court
sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on May 8, 2025, ordered the interim forfeiture of the
sum of N31,000,000( Thirty One Million Naira only) and four properties linked
to one Obiajulu Emeka Emmanuel.
The properties are: a four-bedroom terrace duplex; a
three-bedroom terrace duplex; four units of one-bedroom apartments and two
units of two bedroom apartments situated in various locations across Lagos
State.
The judge gave the order, following a motion ex-parte
filed by the Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission, EFCC, through its lawyer, C. C.Okezie.
Moving the application for the interim forfeiture
order, Okezie told the court that the application was supported by an
eight- paragraph affidavit deposed to by Yusuf Hassan, an investigating officer
of the EFCC.
She told the court that the properties were reasonably
suspected to have been acquired with proceeds of unlawful
activities.
Justice Owoeye, having been fully persuaded with the
evidence presented before the court, granted the application as prayed.
The judge also directed the Commission to publish the
interim order in any national newspaper to enable any interested person appear
before the court and show cause why the funds and property should not be
finally forfeited to the Federal Government of Nigeria.
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