Justice Deinde Dipeolu of a Lagos Federal High Court has fixed September 12 to hear the applications on the forfeited money and properties linked to former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Godwin Emefiele.
On August 15, Justice Akintayo Aluko had ordered an interim forfeiture of $2.045 million and some landed properties linked to Emefiele.
The judge granted the forfeiture order after taking the submissions of Rotimi Oyedepo (SAN), leading Chineye Okezie and Zeenat Atiku-Bala, who moved an ex parte motion for the order on behalf of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
Other properties the court ordered to be forfeited include: two fully detached duplexes of identical structures lying, being and situate at 17B Hakeem Odumosu Street, Lekki Phase 1, Lagos; an undeveloped land measuring 1919.592 square metres with a survey plan number DS/LS/340 lying, being and situate at Oyinkan Abayomi Drive (formerly Queens Drive), Ikoyi, Lagos; a bungalow lying, being and situate at 65a Oyinkan Abayomi Drive, (formerly Queens Drive), Ikoyi, Lagos; four bedroom duplex lying, being and situate at 12A Probyn Road, Ikoyi.
Others include an industrial complex under construction on a 22-plot of land, lying, being and situate in Agbor, Delta State; eight units of the undetached apartment on a plot measuring 2457.60 square metres of lying, being and situate at 8A Adekunle Lawal Road, Ikoyi, and a full duplex together with all its appurtenances on a plot of land measuring 2217.87 square metres lying, being and situate at 2A Bank Road, Ikoyi, Lagos.
Justice Aluko also ordered that share certificates of Queensdorf Global Fund Limited belonging to Emefiele be forfeited.
The judge, after granting the ex parte motion, ordered the EFCC to publish the orders in a well-circulated national newspaper within 14 days for any interested party to show cause and tell the court why the money and properties should not be finally forfeited.
At the resumed hearing of the matter yesterday, Bilikisu Buhari-Bala appeared for the EFCC, while Mr. Olalekan Ojo (SAN) and A. Labi-Lawal appeared for Emefiele.
The Nation
