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.

CACOVID Palliatives     Adesina Simon Sodiya     Saka Adeyemo     Simon Sayomi     Esuwoye     Adeola Abraham     Chemiroy Nigeria Limited     Ibrahim Abikan     Abdulrahman Onikijipa     Abdulrasheed Na\'Allah     Ahmad Belgore     Afonja     Omotoso     Bello Taoheed Abubakar     Idris Amosa Saidu     Idi-Ape     Oye Tinuoye     Olofa Of Offa     Okiki     Fulani     Prince Mahe Abdulkadir     Women Radio     Sabitiyu Grillo     Ibrahim Sulu Gambari     Umar Ayinla Saro     Share/Tsaragi     Kwara Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board     Ibraheem Adeola Katibi     Igbaja     Sulaiman Gado     Esinrogunjo     College Of Arabic And Islamic Legal Studies     Joseph Alex Offorjama     Eleja     Simeon Sule Ajibola     Bolaji Abdullahi     Isiaka Gold     Bolakale Ayo     Gbenga Olawepo     Zubair Folorunsho Erubu     Is\'haq Modibbo Kawu     Shuaibu Yaman     Shuaib Jawondo     Kwara Apc     Bamidele Aluko     Rotimi Samuel Olujide     AbdulGaniyu Kareem     Ayo Salami     EFCC     Saduki Lafiagi     Towoju     Olugbense     Kayode Yusuf     Yusuf Arowosaye     Toyin Saraki     Tunji Oyawoye     Federal Allocation     Ilesha-Baruba     Olupako     Babaita     Ilorin International Airport     Ishaq Oloyede     Seun Bolaji     Habeeb Saidu     IHS     AbdulRazaq Jiddah     Jide Ashonibare     College Of Health     Olomu Of Omu-Aran     Tunde Saad     Opolo Global Innovation Limited     Tosho Yaqub     Niyi Osundare     Yusuf Amuda Abubakar     Yemi Osinbajo     Taofeek Sanusi     Yunus Oniboki    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Waziri Yakubu Gobir     ER-KANG     Ilorin Anchor Men And Women     Yusuf Aiyedun     Kwara     Dankaka     Yusuf Abdulraheem     Bluenile Associates     Saadatu Modibbo-Kawu     Shero     Oba David Oyerinola Adedunmoye     Abdulrasheed Na\'Allah     Mustapha Akanbi     Garba Ayodele Wahab     Offorjama     Sheikh Ridhwanullah El-ilory     Adegoke Bamidele     Undergraduate Bursary     Babaloja-General     Joana Nnazua Kolo     Katibi Ibraheem Adeola     Overland     Micheal Imoudu     Abdulganiyu Oladosu     Al-Hikmah University     Shuaib Abdulkadir     Sunday Otokiti     Omu Aran     Sabitiyu Grillo     Borgu     Kwara Metro Park     Hamidu Olowo     Ajibola Saliu Ajia     CKNG     Ado Ibrahim     Abdulkadri Ahmad Alaiye     Kawu Baraje     Amasa     Societe Generale Bank Of Nigeria     Amos Justus Sayo     Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa     Abdulrahman Onikijipa     Esuwoye     Magaji Erubu     Makama Of Ilorin     Adeola Abraham     LEAH Charity Foundation     Saka Adeyemo     Crystal Corner Shops     Abdulwahab Olarewaju Issa     Olabode Towoju     Isa Aremu     Umar Yakubu Jaja     Taofik Abdulkareem Babaita     Kwara Central     Ibraheem Adeola Katibi     Abdullahi G. Mohammad     Quareeb Islamic Association     Bello John Olanrewaju     Aminu Ado Bayero     BECE     Tunji Ajanaku     Abdulmajeed Wahab     Coronavirus     Funke Adedoyin     Gbemisola Oguntimehin     Emir Of Kano     Olayinka Jelili Yusuf     Bashiru Makama     Kisira     3MTT     Orire     Ishak Mohammed Sabi     Ayotunde Emmanuel Alao     National Information Technology Development Agency     Abdulrahman Abdullahi Kayode     Revenue Court