Diezani, Badeh, Fayose, Dasuki, Yuguda, 65 others forfeit 214 properties to FG

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has recovered 214
landed properties in Abuja, Lagos, Kaduna, Katsina, Jigawa, Kogi,
Adamawa, Oyo states and in different cities across the country
between 2015 and 2018.

The real estate was recovered from over 70 individuals and seven
firms who were prosecuted for various financial crimes, including
money laundering.

A breakdown of the recoveries showed that 179 properties were
recovered through interim forfeiture court orders.

Thirty-five of the properties have been finally forfeited to the
commission while two, including a hotel belonging to Ima Niboro,
former spokesman to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, were returned
voluntarily.

Other prominent Nigerians who lost their properties through
court forfeiture orders include a former petroleum minister,
Diezani Alison-Madueke; ex-National Security Adviser, Dasuki Sambo;
former minister, Iyorchia Ayu; the late Chief of Defence Staff,
Alex Badeh and a former Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Adesola
Amosu (retd.)

Others were former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose,
ex-Bauchi State Governor, Isa Yuguda, Col. Bello Fadile (retd.) and
a former Katsina State Governor, Ibrahim Shema who had 20
properties under interim forfeiture.

The list also included George Turner whose 17 properties in
different parts of Bayelsa State were placed under interim
forfeiture; former Niger State Governor, Babangida Aliyu and Garba
Birni-kudu who had 14 properties under interim forfeiture.

Similarly, the commission recovered three properties, including
a seven-storey building under construction in Gudu district, Abuja,
belonging to one Emmanuel Ozigi and two others, while six
properties located in different parts of Ibadan, Oyo State, were
recovered from one Oni Ademola.

Five choice properties were recovered from Alison-Madueke; they
include a multi-storey building on Banana Island, six flats in
Ikoyi and 21 mixed housing in Yaba, Lagos; 16 terrace houses in
Port Harcourt, Rivers State and 13 terrace duplexes in Mabushi,
Abuja.

The anti-graft commission also obtained a final forfeiture order
in respect of buildings in Ikorodu, Agege, Lagos-Ibadan Expressway;
Cranbel Court, Citiview Estate, Arepo, which were recovered from
Jamiu Anifowoshe and forfeited to the Lagos State Government.

Real estate consisting of seven buildings located on Obafemi
Awolowo Way, Ikeja, Victoria Garden City, Ikota, Port Harcourt,
Lekki and Utako, Abuja, were also recovered from Obasuyi Osasoghie
and forfeited to First Bank Plc.

Between January and April, 2019, the EFCC had recovered N3.2bn
(final forfeiture) from Amosu who paid N2.2bn; Olugbenga Gbadebo,
N190.8m; Solomon Enterprise, N101m and Paul Boroh and 16 others,
who coughed up N686.7m cash.

Last year, the agency recovered 141 vehicles; 44 bank accounts;
one barge; farmland; four filling stations; two hotels and 47
parcels of land which were considered proceeds of crime.

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