The owner of the largest asset recovery by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has been linked to former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele who is currently facing multiple court charges, including corruption and abuse of office.
Human rights activist and convener of #RevolutionNow Movement, Omoyele Sowore confirmed the development in a post on his Twitter, saying the embattled former CBN governor owns the large estate in Abuja with 753 duplexes forfeited to the Nigerian government in a court ruling on Monday.
Emefiele is standing trial on several charges bordering on corruption, including in the new naira redesign before the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court in Maitama, Abuja.
Justice Maryann Anenih had adjourned the matter till December 4, 2024, and January 21, 2025 for continuation of trial.
Sowore had earlier blasted the EFCC for refusing to name the former Nigerian “top brass” who owned the large estate in Abuja with 753 duplexes.
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Sowore, former presidential candidate for the African Action Congress in the 2023 general elections, had noted on Monday that the EFFC is now afraid of big thieves and has become their public relations officer.
In an update, the human rights activist said: “I just heard from the grapevine that the 753 duplexes forfeited by an FCT court in Apo belong to Muhammadu Buhari’s CBN gov, Godwin Emefiele.”
Recall that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday secured permanent forfeiture of an estate comprising 753 duplexes and apartments in Abuja.
The estate, covering 150,500 square metres in Lokogoma District, was forfeited to the Federal Government on the orders of Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie.
Justice Onwuegbuzie ruled that the property, located on Plot 109, Cadastral Zone C09, was reasonably suspected to have been acquired with proceeds of unlawful activities.
The ruling followed the EFCC’s reliance on Section 17 of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Related Offences Act, 2006, and Section 44(2)(B) of the 1999 Constitution.
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