A Federal High Court in Lagos on Wednesday ordered the temporary
forfeiture of a landed property belonging to the former Minister of Petroleum
Resources, Mrs Dieziani Alison Madueke valued at N325.4million, to the Federal
Government of Nigeria.
Justice Babs Kweuwumi
who presided over the court, granted the order of temporary forfeiture of the
property, a vacant plot of land said to be at Plot 13, Block 11, Oniru
Chieftaincy Family Private Estate, Lekki, Lagos after listening to the Motion
Ex-parte filed and argued by counsel to the Economic and Financial
Crimes Commission, EFCC, A.B.C. Ozioko.
After listening to
submission by counsel to EFCC, Justice Kweuwumi granted the application for
interim forfeiture of the property to the Federal Government of Nigeria.
The judge further
ruled that the order must be published in a national newspaper for anybody who
have interest in the property sought to be forfeited to come forward and show
cause why the property should not be permanently forfeited to the Federal
Government of Nigeria.
Meanwhile, Justice
Kweuwumi has fixed July 24, to continue the trial.
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