A Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered the temporary forfeiture of a landed property belonging to the former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke valued at N325m to the Federal Government.
Justice Babs Kweuwumi in his ruling 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.
Other defendants in the suit are lawyer Mr Donald Chidi Amangbo and Mez Group Limited.
The EFCC in a motion ex-parte marked FHC/L/CS/811/18, sought for an interim order of the court forfeiting to the Federal Government, the assets and properties named and described in the schedule to the application which properties and assets are reasonably suspected to be proceeds of unlawful activity.
Justice Babs Kuewumi also fixed July 24, as return date.
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