Justice N.E. Maha of the Federal High Court has ordered the final forfeiture of 24 property held by fronts and proxies to a top military officer, to the federal government of Nigeria.
EFCC Head, Media and Oublicity, Wilson uwujaren, in a press statement, Tuesday in Abuja, said the order was pursuant to a forfeiture application by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), which had in May 2020 secured the forfeiture of the property on interim basis.
He said the court had ordered the publication of notices in national newspapers, inviting persons with interest in the properties to show cause why they should not be finally forfeited to the federal government of Nigeria.
“With no such interest shown by any entity, Justice Maha on Monday, February 14, 2022, ordered the final forfeiture of the properties to the Federal Government of Nigeria.
“The 24 property scattered across Kano, Kaduna, Borno and Cross River States, comprise land, shopping complex, gas station and fuel stations cumulatively valued at N10,935 billion.
“The propery are: 16 Pump filling Station located at Rijiyar Lemo, Kano; filling station with 41 pumps located opposite federal secretariat, Kano; filling station with 39 pumps located along BUK Road, Kano; filling station with 31 pumps located along Zaria Bypass, Kano.”
Others include: “Filling station with 31 pumps located along Maiduguri Bypass, Kano; filling station with 29 pumps located along Maiduguri Bypass, Kano; filling station with 23 pumps located along Naibawa, Kano; filling station with 39 pumps located along Bachirawa, Kano; filling station with 51 pumps and a one-storey building, with 35 shops attached, located along Shiek Ja’afar Road Dorayi, Kano.”
The Spokesperson listed others to include: “An LPG plant, with 30 shops attached, located along Zaria Road, Kano; Marhaba Event Centre, Guda Abdullahi Road, Farm Centre, Kano; a three storey plaza with 28 shops located on Hadeja Road, next to Sheshe Supermarket, Kano; a three-storey plaza with 126 shops located on Audu Bako Way, Opposite Nation Plaza, Kano; Classic Block Industry at Maiduguri Road, Kano; Atlasfield Corporate Headquarters, No. L6 Ahmadu Bello Way, Kaduna; undeveloped plot located at Sharada, Adjacent A.A. Rano Filling Station, Kano; undeveloped plot located at Yan Rake, Adjacent Dala Orthopedic Hospital, Kano; undeveloped plot located along Kano-Gwarzo Road, Adjacent Kedco Regional Office, Kano North/Opposite Silver Spoon Restaurant, Kano.”
Others are: “Undeveloped plot located along Kano-Gwarzo Road, opposite Markaz Mosque, Kano; undeveloped plot located on Sani Marshal Road, Opposite Nissan Automobile, Kano; 11.7 hectares located Adjacent TINAPA Resort, Adiabo, Calabar; Truck Assembly Plant, Easter Bypass, Kano; Event Center located in Calabar, Cross River state; and Aflac Plastics Limited located behind National Eye Center, Kaduna.”
