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Sowore, EFCC Throw Jabs Over Emefiele, Zenith Bank DGM Linked 753 Houses
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#EFCC #Abuja #Bank #Cadastral #cbn #Emefiele #Godwin #Lokogoma #Omoyele #Sowore #Zenith ©December 5th, 2024 ®December 5, 2024 5:49 pm Founder of SaharaReporters news network, Omoyele Sowore and Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Tuesday took to social media to throw jabs or insults, criticisms at each other after EFCC refused to mention the names of the ex top government official who was allegedly linked with the 753 houses Federal High Court in Abuja ordered the properties final forfeiture to Federal Government, and the exchange of words forced Sowore to make public court affidavit which EFCC investigative officer sworn before the court on November 21, 2024 and alleged that the 753 houses were probably acquired by the former Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele apparently from the kickbacks he was fraudulently collecting from the Apex bank contractors with close working with Zenith Bank Deputy General Manager, Ifeanyi Collins Omeke to acquire the properties. #OsazuwaAkonedo
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founder of Sahar reporters News Network
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a sh and economic and financial crimes
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Commission afcc on Tuesday took to
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social media to throw jums or insults
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criticisms at each other after efcc
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refused to mention the names of the extp
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government official who was allegedly
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linked with the 753 houses Federal high
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court in Abuja ordered the properties
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final for fature to federal government
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and the exchange of W's first show to
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public court aidit which FCC
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investigative officers SW before the
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court on November 21st 2024 and alleged
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that the 753 houses were probably
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acquired by the former Central Bank of
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Nigeria CBM Governor Godwin ail
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apparently from the kickbox he was
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fraudulently collecting from the Apex
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Bank contractors with close working with
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zened bank Deputy general manager ifan
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Collins om to acquire the properties
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efcc investigative officers said that
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the commission became aware of the prop
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is when the searched the office of the
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zate bank Deputy general manager Ean
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Collins om and found title documents of
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the properties in his office ver team
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the efcc investigative officer said I ID
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Musa Mel Nigerian and investigating
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officer of the economic end Financial
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crimes commission
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31300 second institution and research
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District Jai Abu
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do solemnly and sincerely make o and
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state as follows that I am one of the
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operatives of the economic and financial
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crimes commission assigned to
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investigate the daming intelligence
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report received by the economic and
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financial crimes Commission in respect
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of monumental fraudulent activities
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perpetrated by some senior officers of
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the Central Bank of Nigeria through
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which huge sums of money were
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fraudulently converted and transferred
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for personal use that I have the consent
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and authority of the executive chairman
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economic and financial crimes commission
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to depose to the affidavit in support of
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this
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application that by virtue of my
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position as one of the investigating
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officers assigned to investigate the
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said intelligence report I am well
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conversent with the fact of this case
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having derived my knowledge of the same
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in the course of my
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investigations that I know as a fact and
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I verily believe as follows a
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that the commission whilst investigating
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the alleged Monumental fraud carried out
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by the immediate past Governor of the
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Central Bank of Nigeria CBN and his
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cronis trust and discovered several
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properties reasonably suspected to have
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been acquired and or developed with
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proceeds of
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unlawful activities B that the property
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highlighted in schedule to this
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application is one of the set properties
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recovered having been reasonably
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suspected to have been acquired
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developed with proceeds of unlawful
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activities that in the course of this
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investigation it was revealed that the
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S1 CBN Governor negotiates Kickbacks in
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return for allocation of Foreign
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Exchange to some companies who were in
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desperate need of foreign exchange for
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their lawful and legitimate businesses D
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that our investigation equally revealed
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that estw CBN Governor received
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kickbacks from some contractors who were
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awarded contracts by the central Bank of
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Nigeria e that upon investigation it was
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revealed that one Ean Omi a deputy
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general manager and her litigation of
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zenith Bank PLC worked closely with
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Godwin MF and run several errands for
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him which included purchase and
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Perfection of title documents for
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several properties located in HRA areas
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of Legos and Abuja F that Upon A search
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conducted in the office Prem of Mr eany
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Collins om by the operatives of the
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commission several property title
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documents were recovered which
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investigation revealed were purchased
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with some stress and reasonably believed
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to be proceeds of unlawful activities to
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wait keep back from allocation of
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Foreign Exchange and award of contract G
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that upon conclusion of Investigation
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the commission applied to the federal
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High Court sitting in Legos to Forfeit
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the property located and situate in
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Legos recovered from Mr eany Collins
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properties investigation revealed were
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purchased with some stress and
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reasonably believed to be proceeds of
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unlawful activities that during the
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course of the search at the office
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premises of Mr eany Collins om by the
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operatives of the commission highlighted
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in paragraph 4 e above the commission
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also recovered title documents of a
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landed property measuring 1 15,400
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62.8 6 M Square line and situate in
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Abuja as highlighted in schedule a to
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this
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application the title and other relevant
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documents in relation to this property
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recovered from E om are attached and
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marked exhibit e
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fc1 that sequel to the facts in
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paragraph 5 above the commission wrote a
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letter of Investigation activity to the
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amua geographical Information Systems
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agis requested for for a search on the
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set property that on the 17th day of
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September
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2024 the set property was located with
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the assistance of a surveyor from AES
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using suchar result and coordinate that
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upon locating the said property and
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names of persons to have ever associated
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with the property letters of
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Investigation were sent to relevant
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Banks requesting for the opening
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packages of the said companies used in
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funding and developing the set property
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that investigation further revealed that
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the said property has been abandoned and
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deserted with only a guard mining the
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set property since June 2023 upon the
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arrest of the estw CBN Governor that I
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know as a fact and verily believed that
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further investigations revealed the
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following that the said land known as
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plot 109 line and situate at cadastral
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Zone c09 was initially allocated to
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windamir Nigeria limited on the 15th day
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of September 2010 for Mass Housing
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Development that the title of the said
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property was later transferred to mg
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property limited via an executed deed of
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assignment that sometime in August
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2021 the said mg properties transferred
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its title to h& Y business Global
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limited that the said h and y business
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Global limited is also being
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investigated for acquiring one of of the
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properties forfeited in the interim by
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the federal High Court sitting in Lagos
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for the sum of 2,200,000 Nas
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0000 00 from Nigeria Linton and pron
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limited for and on behalf of the dun
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Central Bank of Nigeria Governor Mr
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Godwin M that money's H and white
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business Global limited used for the
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acquisition of the property were not
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from their legitimate income but rather
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were fraudulent ently procured by Godwin
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M and his chonies to disguise and
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conceal the unlawful origin of the funds
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used in the acquisition of the
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properties that further investigations
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revealed that three different companies
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were used in paying and acquiring the
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property now sought to be finally
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forfeited to the federal government of
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Nigeria that IO integrated Services is
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one of the three companies used in the
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acquisition of the property sought to be
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forfeited the that in the course of the
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fraudulent acquisition of the property
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sought to be forfeited IO integrated
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Services was procured to transfer the
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sum of 900 million Nas reasonably
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suspected to be proceeds of unlawful
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activities to the accounts of mg
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properties limited the account statement
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evidence in the set payment is hereby
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attached and Mark exhibit EFC
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CO2 that the second company that was
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procured and used in the acquisition of
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the property s to be forfeited is Kelo
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Integrated Service that the said Kelo
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Integrated Service transferred the some
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of 700 million niras reasonably
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suspected to be proceeds of unlawful
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activities to mg properties limited the
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account statement evidence in the set
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payment is hereby attached and Mark
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exhibit
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efc3 that the third company used in the
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fraudulent acquisition of the property
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sought to be forfeited is one on ice
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frozen food and Ventures that the said
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ice frozen food and Ventures was
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procured to retain and transfer the sum
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of 600 million Nas reasonably suspected
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to be proceed of unlawful activities to
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mg properties limited for the
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acquisition of the set property now
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sought to be forfeited in the interim to
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the federal government of Nigeria that
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LG properties received the aggregate sum
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of 2,200 million from IO integrated
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Services Kito Integrated Service and ice
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frozen food and Ventures via its account
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the account statement of mg properties
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evidencing the set payment is hereby
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attached and Mark exhibit e
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fc4 that the set three companies used
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for the payment the property are
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immerged in criminal maneuvering of
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layering proceeds of illegal activities
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of Mr Godwin em F that the directors of
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IO integrated services and kital
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Integrated Service were arrested and the
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statement voluntarily obtained in the
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course of Investigation the said extra
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judicial statements are hereby attached
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and Mar exhibit
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efc5 A and B
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respectively that further investigations
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regarding the alleged fraudulent
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acquisition of the property sought to be
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forfeited revealed as follows that one
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Mr Eric O the personal assistant to Mr M
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procured Richard akulu a vault
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administrator and cash officer of zate
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Bank PLC M Branch Abuja to L millions of
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Nira for Mr Godwin mflm m is suspected
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to be illegal kickbacks from allocation
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of Foreign Exchange deals and award of
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contract by the
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CBN that said Mr abulu also procured his
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friends to open a bank account which
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could be used to receive proceeds of
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unlawful activity of Mr Godwin M that to
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achieve this Sinister M Mr agulo hwi's
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old friends such as one Mr Peter ADI to
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open bank accounts to receive proceeds
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of unlawful activities that one Mr
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Christopher M the promoter of the Me
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properties Nigeria limited and close
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alley of Mr Godwin em was invited by the
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commission he volunteered his statement
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and confirmed that the said Mr Eric O
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the personal assistant to Mr WWI e m
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contacted him to act as consultant for
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the development of the property
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highlighted in schedule A2 this
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application now SS to be finally
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forfeited attached and marked exhibit e
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fc6 is the extra judicial statement of
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the S Mr Christopher M that the
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development of the property was directly
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handled by Eric oi for his principal Mr
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Godwin
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anyil that payment and PCH sh
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miscellaneous end development of the
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property sought to be forfeited was
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conducted through bank transfers and
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cash bya proxy accounts with proceeds of
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illegal activities that part of the
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proceeds received by the accounts
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fraudulently open to facilitate unlawful
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activities are illegal funds that were
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used to acquire the property s to be
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forfeited that the title documents of
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the property highlighted in schedule to
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this application was handed over to e om
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by Godwin a that the funds used in the
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acquisition of the property highlighted
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in schedule to this application are not
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legitimate earnings of Godwin M but
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monies acquired through illegal and
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unlawful
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activities that I know as a fact and
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verely believe that the source origin of
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the funds used in the acquisition and or
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development of the properties sought to
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be forfeited are proceeds of unlawful
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activities to which corrupt enrichment
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receiving of gratification or kickbacks
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and abuse of office efcc stated
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apparently angered by sh statement of
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campaign against efcc for not disclosing
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the names of the suspected format of
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government official efcc in a press
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release said the economic and financial
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crimes commission efcc is following with
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King interest the flurry of reactions to
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its record-breaking recovery of 753 dup
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lexes and other apartments on plot 109
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cadastral Zone C9 luga District Abuja
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the commentaries of reform-minded
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Nigerians to the commission SP taking
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efforts in securing the final forfeiture
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of the estate to the federal government
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of Nigeria are
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appreciated however the denigration of
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such efforts by om sh and his think s
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and actm is unacceptable and grossly
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uncharitable the allegation of a cover
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up of the identity of the promoters of
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the estate stands Logic on the H in the
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sense that the proceedings for the
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forfeiture of the estate were in line
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with Section 17 of the advanced fee
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fraud act which is a civil proceeding
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that allows for Action in rem rather
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than action in personel the latter
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allows legal actions against a property
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and not an individual especially in a
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situation of an unclaimed property this
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act allows you to take up a forfeiture
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proceeding against a child that is not a
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Juris dict person this is exactly what
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the commission did in respect of the
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estate the procceedings that yielded the
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final forfeiture of the estate were
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products of actionable intelligence
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available to the commission the company
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fled by our investigations denied
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ownership of the estate following
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Publications made in leading National
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newspapers on the basis of this the
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commission approached the court for an
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order of final forfeiture which just
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Justice Jud onzi of the federal capital
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territory fct High Court granted on
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Monday December 2nd
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2024 the expectation of the efcc from
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citizen showry is a patriotic
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appreciation of its efforts in securing
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such a landmark for future it is
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shocking that the activist is not
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concerned about the systemic lassitude
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and unhelpful permissiveness that
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allowed such a monstrous corrupt act in
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the first instance Nigerians should gar
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up more against lses and loopholes in
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our system that continue to make the
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nation vulnerable to corrupt Tendencies
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the efcc will continue to sard the
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financial space of the nation against
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manipulators and organized
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brigandage it is important to note that
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the substantive criminal investigation
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on the matter still continues it will be
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unprofessional of the efcc to go to town
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by mentioning names of individuals whose
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identities were not directly linked to
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any title document of the properties the
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efcc is UN weing in its no secret car
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approach to every matter and together we
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will make Nigeria greater de o heard
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media and publicity ECC stated on
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December 12th 2024 as published on the
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efcc social media handles sh took to the
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comment section of the efcc X social
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media handle stated below and attached
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Court aidel Swan and used by efcc to
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apply before Federal high court in Abuja
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for the final forfeiture of the
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753 houses this is the most Reckless and
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irresponsible statement I've read from a
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government agency in a long while the
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assertions here are also patently
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irresponsible I have obtained Court
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proceedings and an aidel SW to buy efcc
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investigator who named the names of
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those behind this real estate fraud I
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maintain that referring to the person
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Godwin M smarts of an attempt to cover
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up his misde and those of his
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collaborators the truth is that the
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court proceedings tell otherwise I will
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attach some court documents here so the
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public can see the efcc as the service
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in this matter show rewards and in quote
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we had reported that a federal high
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court in Abuja has ruled and ordered a
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final for future of seven 153 houses
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allegedly built with proceeds of fraud
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or fraudulent practices by a top exg
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government official or named by the
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economic and financial crimes commission
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efcc while the suspect whose names were
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not disclosed in public domain remained
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under
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investigation the court rul that the
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suspect could not give convincing
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reasons why the properties should not be
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forfeited to federal government as
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requested by
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efcc efcc in a news release of on Monday
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said the assets is the single largest
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asset recovery ever met by the
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commission since its Creation in
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2003 details of the news release as made
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available by efcc media unit where efcc
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said its chairman or has ordered the
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commission operatives to commence
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recovery of properties suspected to have
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been acquired with proceeds of fraud
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once a suspect is under investigation
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reads ver below Justice ched on with Uzi
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on Monday December 2nd 2024 gave a
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ruling on a final forfeiture of an exent
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in Abuja majoring
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15,500 square m and containing
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753 units of duplexes and other
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apartments this is the single largest
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asset recovery by the economic and
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financial crimes commission efcc since
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its Inception in
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2003 the estet rests on plot 100 M9
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cadastral Zone co9 looma District Abuja
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the forfeiture of the property to the
19:05
federal government by a former top brass
19:08
of the government was pursuant to efcc's
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mandate and policy directive of ensuring
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that the corrupt and fraudulent do not
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enjoy the proceeds of their unlawful
19:18
activities in this instance the
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commission relied on Section 17 of the
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advanced fee fraud and other fraud
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related offenses act number 14 200 6 and
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section 44 2 b of the Constitution of
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the
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199 constitution of the federal republic
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of Nigeria to push its case ruling on
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the commission's application for the
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final forfeiture of the property Justice
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onzi held that the respondents have not
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shown cause as to why he should not lose
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the property which has been reasonably
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suspected to have been acquired with
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proceeds of unlawful activities the
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property is hereby finally forfeited to
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the federal government
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the road to the final forfeiture of the
20:01
property was paved by an interim
20:03
forfeiture order secured before the same
20:06
judge on November 1st
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2024 the government official which
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fraudulently built the estate is being
20:13
investigated by the
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efcc the forfeiture of the asset is an
20:18
important modality of depriving the
20:20
suspect of the proceeds of the crime the
20:23
justification for the forfeiture is
20:25
derived from part two section 7 of the e
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FCC establishment act which stipulates
20:31
that the efcc has power to cause
20:34
investigations to be conducted as to
20:36
whether any person corporate body or
20:39
organization has committed any offense
20:41
under this act or other law relating to
20:43
economic and financial crimes and cause
20:45
investigations to be conducted into the
20:47
properties of any person if it appears
20:49
to the commission that the person's
20:51
lifestyle and extent of the properties
20:53
are not justified by his source of
20:56
income are bringing you the needs in a
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