According to Premium Times, Justice
Chuka Obiozor of the Lagos Division of the Federal High Court Monday ordered
the permanent forfeiture of a $37.5 million property on Banana Island, Lagos,
allegedly belonging to a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani
Allison-Madueke.
Mr. Obiozor gave the order to the
Federal Government after the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC,
argued a motion on notice before the court.
The property, known as Building 3,
Block B, Bella Vista Plot 1, Banana Island Foreshore Estate, has 24 apartments,
18 flats, and six penthouses, according to prosecutors.
Mr. Obiozor had on July 19 ordered the temporary
forfeiture of the property after listening to an exparte
application brought by the EFCC’s Head of Legal, Anselm Ozioko.
The judge also directed the EFCC
to publish the order in the newspapers so that any interested party who does
not want the property to be permanently forfeited to the Federal Government
could appear in court within 14 days.
He then adjourned proceedings till
August 7.
At the resumed hearing Monday, Mr.
Ozioko informed the court that the EFCC had published the order in the papers
as directed, but the respondents did not show up to contest the order.
Mrs. Alison-Madueke is currently
in the UK where she is under probe for alleged money laundering.
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