Again, Court orders permanent forfeiture of 56 houses belonging to Diezani
The Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered the permanent forfeiture of 56 houses linked to a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke.
The court ruled on Wednesday that the houses, located in Lagos and Port Harcourt should be permanently forfeited to the Federal Government.
The properties were said to have been acquired by the Diezani between 2011 and 2013 using front companies.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had after investigations, approached the Lagos High Court, alleging that the properties were proceeds of crime.
The ruling came after the EFCC had complied to Court’s order that it publish the entire houses so that anybody with valid documentation of ownership should appear which nobody was seen, hence the Court relied on the scenario to will all to the federal government.
