The Lagos Division of the Federal High Court on Thursday set aside an order of interim it made against former senate presidentMohammed Liman, the judge, held that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission failed to show that the funds used to purchase the property were proceeds of corruption.Omewa and Kehinde Oguwumiju respectively, adopted their written
In its judgment, the judge held that the essence of an interim forfeiture order is to prevent the suspect from doing away with the property. The court agreed with Mr Saraki’s lawyer that the burden of proof for final forfeiture is on the preponderance of evidence.
It's a shame that after office tenure,most of our leaders can't defend their wealth. They live all day with judicial investigation, which hasn't also helped us. NIGERIA is a mirage. I think our laws are for the less privileged. Posterity will X-ray our ends
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