The Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered the permanent forfeiture of $4.7 million, ₦830 million, and multiple properties linked to the former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele. Justice Yellim Bogoro in a judgment delivered on Friday also ordered the final forfeiture of investments worth $900,000 traced to one of Emefiele’s close relative, Anita Joy Omoile. READ ALSO: UCL: Real Madrid Meet Atletico Madrid As Bayern Munich Play Bayer Leverkusen + FULL DRAW Nigeria Terminates Oyo-Ogbomoso Road Contract Awarded To RCC I’m Not Looking For…
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Court Seizes N830m, $4.7m, Properties Linked To Emefiele
The Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered an interim forfeiture of the sums of $4,719,054, N830,875,611, and several properties linked to the former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele. Justice Yellim Bogoro of the court made the order on Thursday, following an ex-parte application filed by Economic and Financial Crimes Commission counsel Bilkisu Buhari and C.C Chineye. Justice Bogoro, after taking the lawyers’ submission, held: “I have listened to the submission of the applicant’s counsel and also perused the motion just moved, together with the affidavit…
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