Justice Haleema Saleeman of the Kwara State High
Court, Ilorin has ordered the final forfeiture of two
tractors and two auto rickshaws by Kayode Oyin-Zubair, a former
Special Assistant on Community Intervention to ex-Kwara State
governor, Abdulfatah Ahmed in favour of Self Reliance Economic
Advancement Programme, SEAP in the state.
In giving the ruling on Thursday, July 24,
2025, Justice Saleeman dismissed an application filed by
Oyin-Zubair, seeking to set aside an earlier interim forfeiture order on
the items and upheld the arguments of EFCC’s counsel, Mustapha
Kaigama in favour of the applicant, Self Reliance Economic
Advancement Programme, SEAP that the assets
were acquired with proceeds of unlawful activity. The forfeited items
are valued at N57.4 million.
Oyin-Zubair, who served who served as
assistant between 2020 and 2023 to former governor
Ahmed, had approached SEAP to finance the procurement of
100 auto rickshaws, commonly called “tricycles” and 100
mini-buses for members of the Tricycle Owners Association of Nigeria (TOAN),
National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), and Road Transport Employers
Association of Nigeria (RTEAN). While SEAP disbursed N192
million for the purchases, investigations revealed that N72 million in repayments
made by the beneficiaries was diverted and used by Oyin-Zubair to
acquire two tractors and two auto rickshaws.
The EFCC recovered the illegally
acquired items in a warehouse along Fate Road, Ilorin and secured an
order for their interim forfeiture in November 2024.
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