Justice Akintayo Aluko of the Federal High Court, Lagos, on Thursday, ordered the interim forfeiture of $2.04m and seven properties linked to the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele.
The judge gave the order while ruling on an application filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
The commission had earlier arraigned the ex-CBN governor for alleged fraudulent activities during his time in office.
The landed properties are located in Delta and the Ikoyi area of Lagos.
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They are – two fully detached duplexes of identical structures lying being and situated at No. 17b Hakeem Odumosu Street, Lekki Phase 1, Lagos; an undeveloped/bare land, measuring 1919.592sqm with Survey Plan No. DS/LS/340 LYING is situated at Oyinkan Abayomi Drive (formerly Queens Drive), Ikoyi, Lagos.
Others are bungalow situated at No. 65a Oyinkan Abayomi Drive (Formerly Queens Drive), Ikoyi, Lagos, four-bedroom duplex lying situated at 12a Probyn Road, Ikoyi, Industrial complex under construction on a 22-plot of land in Agbor, Delta State; eight units of the undetached apartment on a plot measuring 2457.60sqm at No. 8a Adekunle Lawal Road, Ikoyi, and a full duplex together with all its appurtenances on a plot of land measuring 2217.87sqm at 2a Bank Road, Ikoyi, Lagos.
The EFCC counsel, Rotimi Oyedepo, who filed the motion, said the money and other items in question were reasonably suspected to be proceeds of unlawful activities.
He added the motion ex-parte was supported by an affidavit deposed to by an investigator attached to the Lagos office of the EFCC, Idi Musa.
After listening to Oyedepo’s argument, the judge granted the interim forfeiture of the properties.
He also directed the EFCC to publish the order in a national newspaper to enable anyone interested in the properties to appear before the court and show cause within 14 days why they should not be permanently forfeited to the Federal Government.
Justice Aluko adjourned further hearing of the matter to September 5.
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