Nigeria’s anti-graft agency has handed over a property
forfeited by former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Allison-Madueke to
the Lagos State government for use as an isolation centre for COVID-19
patients.
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in a statement said
the property which consists of six flats of three bedrooms and a boys’ quarter
was forfeited by Allison-Madueke following order of Lagos State Federal High in
2017.
Speaking during the handover ceremony, the Lagos Zonal Head
of the EFCC, Mohammed Rabo, stated that the gesture was part of the
commission’s social responsibility efforts towards the fight against the spread
of coronavirus.
“In addition to our mandate to fight economic and financial
crimes, the Commission is committed and ready to render essential services that
may be required of it in the fight against COVID-19,” Rabo said.
“Therefore, Lagos State should not hesitate to call on the
Commission anytime the need for such essential service arises,” he said.
In his remarks, Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu,
thanked the EFCC for the gesture, noting that it was a welcome collaboration
between the Federal and Lagos State Government.
While assuring the EFCC that the property would be put to
good use, Sanwo-Olu commended the EFCC for paying attention to the efforts of
the state government at containing COVID 19.
“part of the challenges we have been facing is getting
isolation centres for COVID-19 patients. We will go round the facility to see
what we can do to improve on it,” Sanwo-Olu said.
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