A Federal High Court in Abuja has
ordered the forfeiture of N732.85 million to the Federal Government by 17
former officials of the Presidential Amnesty Programme Office.
Forfeited is a plot of land
situated at Katsina Road by Ogbomoso Road, Kaduna North Local Government, worth
N190million. It is all believed to be proceeds of unlawful activities.
Out of the cash, a former
Coordinator of the Amnesty Programme, Gen. Paul Boroh, forfeited about
N124million to the government.
According to a statement by the
Acting Head of Media and Publicity of the EFCC, Mr. Tony Orilade, Justice James
Tsoho granted the application for the forfeiture on Friday.
The EFCC sought the final
forfeiture of N732.85million to the Federal Government.
The commission secured the
forfeiture following the adoption of non-conviction based forfeiture
proceedings.
The statement said: “The
forfeited sum of N732.85million was stolen from the Presidential Amnesty
Programme Office by 17 respondents to the suit.
“The 17 respondents to the suit
include Paul Tarela Boroh, Hanafi Musa Moriki, Allotey Asari Edem, Joshua
Ebiemeyefa, D. Wokoma, Bernard Ochoche, Cecilia Adebisi, Omofuma Faith,
Olusegun Opeyemi Okungbure, Beggi Erepatei, Matti Abdul, Stella Nnamatti,
Theresa Okoro, Chika Nsirim, Omonyemen Osunbor, Musa Odiringa, and Ode Martins
Olajide.
“Justice Tsoho had granted an
interim forfeiture order on November 16, 2018, following the ex-parte
application filed by the lawyer to the EFCC, Bar Abbah Mohammed.
“The ex-parte motion was brought
before the court, pursuant to Section 17 of the Advance Fee Fraud and other
Related Offences Act 2006, and Section 44(2)(B)(K) of the 1999 Constitution (as
amended), seeking for an order of interim forfeiture of the said sum and
property.
“Granting the interim forfeiture
of the said N732.85million, Justice Tsoho also ordered the EFCC to advertise
the order in the newspapers for any interested party to show cause within 14
days on why the money should not be forfeited to the government.
“Investigations by the EFCC had
uncovered the various sums of N124,000,000; N320,000,000; N68,768,916;
N1,900,000; N5,125,000; N3,000,000; N28,595,755; N6,137,000; N40,000,000;
N46,800,000; N16,315,000; N2,547,800; N3,900,000; N8,234,650; N6,800,000;
N2,651,000, and N1,970,750 traced to the respondents, respectively.
“The judge consequently ordered
that the monies and property should be permanently forfeited to the Federal
Government.”
The EFCC application for the
forfeiture reads in part:
An interim Order of this
Honourable Court forfeiting to the Federal Government of Nigeria the total sum
of N124,000,000.00 (One Hundred and Twenty Four Million Naira) being part of
funds disclosed by the Commission’s investigation to be in the possession of
the 1st respondent ( Paul Boroh) and returned to the Commission via bank drafts
as annexed to the supporting affidavit herein which sum is reasonably suspected
to be proceeds of unlawful activity.
An interim Order of this
Honourable Court forfeiting to the Federal Government of Nigeria a plot of land
with certificate of occupancy number NC11065 situate at Katsina Road by
Ogbomosho Road, Kaduna North Local Government measuring 1.1414 acres described
in the survey plan with beacon nos. ZA.5475, ZA.5476, ZA.5477, ZA.5474 worth
the sum of N190million and the total sum of N320million being properties found
by the Commission in the possession of the 2nd respondent ( Hanafi Musa Moriki)
and returned to the Commission via title documents and bank drafts as annexed
to the supporting affidavit herein which properties are reasonably suspected to
be proceeds of unlawful activity.
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Nigeria deserve to get back all the stolen money by some heartless Nigerian that have ruined the future of our great country
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