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A Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos, presided over by Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke last Friday ordered the final forfeiture of properties in Abuja and Bayelsa State, alongside 30,000 units of MTN shares allegedly linked to a former Commander of the Military Joint Task Force (MJTF) Operation Pulo Shield, in the Niger-Delta, Major General Emmanuel Atewe (retd.) to the Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN).
The properties include several hectares of land in nine choice locations in both Abuja and Bayelsa State.
Justice Aneke took the decision following an application by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) through its counsel, Mr Rotimi Oyedepo (SAN) in a suit designated FHC/L/CS/496/2020.
The judge equally ordered the applicant to sell the properties and remit the proceeds of sales to the Consolidated Revenue Fund of the Federation.
The anti-graft agency in its application had alleged that the assets, found and recovered by it, were reasonably suspected to have been acquired with proceeds of unlawful activity.
The land and shares were the subjects of an interim forfeiture order granted by Justice Mohammed Liman.
But following Justice Liman's transfer to another jurisdiction of the court, the case was re-assigned to Justice Aneke who made the temporary order permanent.
The properties are, “A plot of land described as Plot MF62 Outer Northern Expressway Cadastral Zone 07 05, Municipal Area Council, Federal Capital Territory, Abuja Measuring approximately 13032.10 square metres.
“A plot of land described as Plot No. 1228, Jahi, Abuja File No. OY20027, measuring 2,074,43 square metres.
“Four hectares of land described as Plot No. CP 6356 and Plot No. CP 6387 both within Sabon Lugbe, East Extension Layout along Airport Road, Abuja.
“One hectare of land in Kuje District, Abuja.
“50 hectares of land described and known as Plot No. FL7468 Gaube Farmland Extension I Layout Kuje, Abuja.
“A piece of land located at Commercial Layout, Yenagoa Gardens, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State.
“30,000 MTN shares (MTN Link Unit) in possession of Stanbic IBTC Asset Management Limited.
“One hectare of land in Kuje District, Abuja.
“Plot No. CP 10. Sector Centre D Layout, Kuje, Abuja.”
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