A Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered the interim forfeiture of $2.04m and seven property connected to a former- Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Godwin Emefiele.
Justice Akintayo Aluko made the order on Thurday following an application by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, which is investigating alleged fraudulent activities linked to Emefiele.
The property in question include prime real estate in Lekki and Ikoyi, Lagos, as well as a large industrial complex under construction in Agbor, Delta State.
Aluko stated that the interim forfeiture was necessary to prevent the dissipation of assets suspected to be proceeds of unlawful activities.
“The property listed in this application are reasonably suspected to have been acquired through proceeds of unlawful activities,” he said.
The property, as listed, include two fully detached duplexes at No. 17b Hakeem Odumosu Street, Lekki Phase 1, Lagos; a 1,919.592 sqm undeveloped land on Oyinkan Abayomi Drive (formerly Queens Drive) in Ikoyi; a bungalow at No. 65a Oyinkan Abayomi Drive, Ikoyi; a four-bedroom duplex at 12a Probyn Road, Ikoyi; an industrial complex on 22 plots in Agbor, Delta State; eight apartments on Adekunle Lawal Road, Ikoyi; and a full duplex at 2a Bank Road, Ikoyi.
In addition to the property, the court also ordered the interim forfeiture of two share certificates of Queensdorf Global Fund Limited Trust, a company allegedly linked to Emefiele.
