Tag: Forfeiture Order
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Ike Ekweremadu: Court strikes out forfeiture order filed by EFCC
A federal high court sitting in Abuja has stroked out an interim order of forfeiture filed by the Economic and Financial Crime Commission, (EFCC), on properties belonging to the former deputy senate president, Ike Ekweremadu. Justice Inyang Ekwo, presiding on the case on Friday, stated that EFCC concealed facts when it applied for an interim…
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Court refuses to make forfeiture order on Patience Jonathan’s $8.4m, N7.4b
The Federal High Court in Lagos on Thursday refused to order the forfeiture of $8.4 million and N7.4 billion linked to former First Lady Dame Patience Jonathan. Justice Mojisola Olatoregun refused an Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) application for a final forfeiture of the sums seized from the former First Lady. The judge had…
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Malabu oil: Court fixes March 13 for ruling on forfeiture order
The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday reserved ruling till March 13, two separate applications filed by Shell Nigeria Exploration Ltd, and Nigeria Agip Exploration Ltd, seeking reversal of forfeiture order. The companies are seeking court order to set aside an order of forfeiture, which it granted the EFCC in respect to Oil Prospecting Licence…