A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the temporary
forfeiture of 23 properties linked to a former Chairman of Pension
Reform Task Team (PRTT), Mr Abdulrasheed Maina.
The trial judge, Justice Folashade Ogunbanjo, gave the order on
Tuesday while ruling on a motion filed by the Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
In the suit, the anti-graft agency urged the court to order the
temporary forfeiture of the properties linked to Maina
It also sought an order of the court to publish an advert on the
properties in a national daily, to enable anyone who has any reason
why they should not be finally forfeited to the Federal Government
to come forward and prove same.
The EFCC supported its motion by a 30-paragraph affidavit which
it brought pursuant to Section 17 of the Money Laundering Act.
Delivering her ruling on the motion, Justice Ogunbanjo granted
the prayers of the anti-graft agency.
She also ordered the EFCC to return to the court on November 19,
for the mentioning of the case.
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