Court Orders Interim Forfeiture Of ₦228.4m Traced To Ex-Abia Gov Theodore Orji
The Federal Government is being informed by Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court Abuja that the sum of more than $228.4 million that is related to former governor of Abia State, Theodore Orji, was being allegedly laundered by the Federal High Court.
Justice Nwite directed the Commission to publish the order on its website and Daily Trust Newspaper in addition to the ruling on an ex-parte motion made by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Fadila Yusuf’s counsel.
In accordance with Justice Nwite’s directive, parties must file a cause request within 14 days of the order’s publication.
Following that, the judge moved the hearing to February 3rd in order to prepare a compliance report.
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The anti-graft organization requested an order granting the sum of 228 497 773.12, which was a commercial bank, as requested in the motion ex-parte.
The EFCC Counsel claimed that the agency was looking into the money and discovered it in Effdee Nigeria Ltd. in her five-ground of argument.
Source: Channels TV
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