Court orders final forfeiture of N601m seized in official's accounts

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A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the permanent forfeiture of N601million found in two accounts maintained by a government official

Justice Giwa Ogunbanjo gave the order on Thursday while ruling on an motion for final forfeiture orders brought by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission .

“The trio of Titus Okunrinboye, Vincent Odafen and Muara Muhammed Gambo are being prosecuted by the EFCC for allegedly running and operating companies, which were alleged to have been used to siphon public funds under the façade of contracts or consultancy. “On October 7, 2019, prosecution counsel, M.S. Abubakar, told the court that the Commission had complied with the judge’s stipulation by advertising the interim forfeiture application in The Nation newspaper.”

“At the resumed hearing today, the prosecution counsel urged the court to grant EFCC’s prayers since there was no counter affidavit against the application.

 

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