Ex-Kwara Executive Director forfeits property to Nigerian government

Date: 2020-02-07

An Ilorin High Court Judge, has ordered the final forfeiture of a building belonging to a former executive director of Harmony Holdings Ltd, Mr Adebayo Sanni.

Justice Sikiru Oyinloye granted the application by the counsel to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr Sedan Ola, after the respondent failed to show up in court to challenge the legality of the proceedings.

Moving the application for the forfeiture, Ola told the presiding judge, "My Lord, we have a motion dated 14th day of January 2020. It was brought pursuant to Section 17, of the Advanced Fee Fraud and other fraud related offences Act no 14, 2006 section 44 v(2) of the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, under the inherent jurisdiction of this honourable court.

"Our motion is praying this honourable court for an order forfeiting to the Federal government of Nigeria the landed property with appurtenances situated at 11, Catchment Road, GRA, Ilorin, Kwara state found and recovered by the commission from the respondent which is believed to have been acquired through the proceeds of unlawful activity," Ola said.

He urged the court to look at the merit of the application and all the exhibits attached in granting the request.

The applicant in a 35 paragraph affidavit deposed to by one Denis Nnachi, an investigative officer with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission said, "investigations revealed that the Ex-kwara executive director fraudulently sold five plots of land belonging to the Kwara State government in Galadimawa Area of Abuja and used it to construct the building in question.

"The respondent used his position as an Executive Director of the Harmony Holdings Ltd to influence the award of contracts to several companies where he had interest."

He said, "it was discovered that the property known as 11, Catchment Road, GRA, Ilorin was constructed and developed using proceeds of unlawful activity."

Delivering judgement, Justice Oyinloye said, "I have seen the hearing notice, duly served on the defendant. It is clear evidence before me that the respondent was duly served with the hearing notice of these proceedings. The respondent did not file any paper to challenge the legality of these proceedings or claim ownership of the property in question.

"I accept, believe and rely on all the 35 paragraph affidavit filed by the applicant, though the application was not challenged, I consider it meritorious. The property is hereby forfeited to the Federal government of Nigeria," Justice Oyinloye declared.

Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Dar-Al-Handasah Consultants Ltd     Saliu Alamoyo     Local Government     Abdulrazaq Solihudeen     Ahmed Mohammed Rifun     Yakub Lai Gobir     Bashiru Makama     National Association Of Nigerian Students     Prince Bola Ajibola     CUTI     M.Y. Abdulrahaman     Nigeria Governors\' Forum     Lawal Jimoh     Mubarak Oladosu     Mohammed Kamaludeen     Mumeen Lah     Stephen Fasakin     Chief Of Staff     Isiaq Khadeejah     Segun Abifarin     Bluenile Associates     Garuba Alikinla Shittu     Rasaq Jimoh     Muideen Olaniyi Alalade     Kola Bukoye     Adijat Adebiyi     Tope Daramola     Alfa Modibo Belgore     Leke Ogungbe     Ahmad Olanrewaju Belgore     Abegunde Goke     Bamidele Adegoke Oladimeji     Tuesday Assayomo     Nigerian Supreme Council For Islamic Affairs     National Pilot     Bolakale Saka     Magaji Nda     Hameed Oladipupo Ali     Afonja     Kwara Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board     Abdulfatai Ahmed     Share/Tsaragi     Ilesha Gwanara Road     Amoyo     IFK     Abdulrauf Yusuf     Oniye     Olatunji Moronfoye     Ilorin Likeminds Foundation     Oluronke Adeyemi     Funmilayo Braithwaite     Waziri Yakubu Gobir     Ibrahim Mohammed     Ifelodun     Fatai Olodo     Bukola Ajikobi     Bola Shagaya     Kwara     Ballah     Amusa Bello     Taofik Mustapha     Issa Oloruntogun     Ndama Al-hassan     Shade Omoniyi     Olateju Lukman     Wahab Abayawo     Eghe Igbinehi     Awili Pedro     Muritala Awodun     Muhammadu Gobir     Baba Isale     Diagnostic Centre     GANZY     Kwara Basketball Association     Opaleke Bukola Iyabo     Bamidele Aluko     Ajase-Ipo    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Turaki Of Ilorin     Igbomina     Muhammadu Gobir     CELF     11th Galadima     Saba Mamman Daniel     Olatunji Abdulmumeen     Onilu     T And K FOODS     Tayo Alao     Magaji Nda     Shuaib Olarongbe     Ibrahim Oniye     MAI Akande     Yinka Aluko     Olaiya Lawal     Sarakite     Gobir     Pius Abioje     Moro     Sanitation Exercise     Sobi     Wahab Abayawo     Standard Organization Of Nigeria     Bolaji Abdullahi     Suleman Abubakar     ASMAU PLAZA     Jamiu Oyawoye     Dorcas Afeniforo     Abubakar Abdullahi Bata     Yahaya Seriki     Kaiama     AbdulHakeem Ajibola Akanbi     Mufutau Olatinwo     KWASIEC     Sobi FM     Gaa Olobi     Sa\'adu Salau     Fola Consultant     Fulani     FOMWAN     PAACO-PCL Consortium     Salaudeen Oyewale     Moshood Mustapha     Isiaq Khadeejah     Razaq Atunwa     The Herald     Valsolar Consortium     NULGE     Olatunji Ibrahim     Salary     Reuben Paraje     Segun Adeniyi     Kisira     Bayer AG     Alabi Olayemi Abdulrazak     Makama Of Ilorin     Association Of Kwara State Online Media Practitioners     Mazars Consulting     N-Power     Pilgrims Board     Saad Omo Iya     Abdulmajeed Abdullahi     Madawaki     Alumni Association Of The Federal Polytechnic Offa     Hausa     ENetSuD     Odogun Olushola Gabriel     Oba Sulaiman Asude     Computer Based Test     Centre For Peace And Strategic Studies     Kazeem Gbolagade     Alimi     Al-Ilory     Oke-Ero     Aisha Gobir     Ahmed Idris Mohammed