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| Federal High Court for Abuja. Old foto from 2018. Ovinuchi Prince Ejiohuo, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0. |
Di Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) don ask di Federal High Court for Abuja to give final oda wey go let di fedral goment take three propati wey di ejensi link to Timipre Sylva. Di former Bayelsa govno also serve as minista of state for petroleum risos.
Di EFCC base di request on im claim say nobody don come before di kot to establish interest for di three propati. Di request na part of one kes wey concern nine propati wey di kot earlier place under temporary forfeiture oda.
Di three wey di ejensi now wan make goment take patapata na one blok of 10 flat for Wuse Zone 4, Abuja; one blok of six flat for No. 1, Mubi Close; and one dupleks wey stand on im own for No. 18, Nile Lake, Plot 1271, Maitama.
For di EFCC list, di three propati carry nomba four, six and eight. Oda pipul don submit afidevit to explain why di kot no suppose give final forfeiture oda for some of di remaining propati.
Di kot neva grant di final oda wey EFCC dey ask for. Dem don move di kes go 23 Februari 2027, when di ejensi suppose riport how e don obey di earlier instrukshon dem wey di kot give.
As News Agency of Nigeria riport, di mata no proceed for Tuzde, 10 Novemba, because Justice Obiora Egwuatu, wey dey handle di kes, get anoda official assignment.
Di temporary forfeiture oda start from 24 April 2026, afta EFCC loya Oluwaleke Atolagbe present di ejensi applikeshon for di kes wey carry nomba FHC/ABJ/CS/607/2026.
For dat oda, di judge direct EFCC to publish di decision for two niuspepa within seven days afta di ejensi receive di certified copy. Di kot also give anybody wey get interest for di propati 14 days to explain why dem no suppose lose am to di fedral goment patapata.
When di mata come before di kot on 25 May, Atolagbe tok say about six parties don file afidevit concerning some of di propati. E, however, maintain say nobody don submit any claim concerning di three wey di ejensi identify for im separate request.
Di loya tell di kot say EFCC file dat applikeshon on 22 May. E ask for final forfeiture because, according to am, nobody don come forward to show why di kot no suppose make di oda.
Justice Egwuatu no take di applikeshon dat time because e no dey inside di kot file. Di judge also ask whether di parties wey don submit afidevit receive di relevant kot pepa dem.
Atolagbe acknowledge say na only one of dem don receive di pepa. E also tok say EFCC don publish di temporary forfeiture oda for Tribune and Punch, but e never file di afidevit wey go confirm say di ejensi don obey di kot instrukshon.
Di judge then direct EFCC to publish im request for final forfeiture of di three propati di same way e publish di temporary oda. E also order di ejensi to deliver di outstanding kot pepa to di parties wey never receive dem.
Apart from dat, di kot direct EFCC to file proof say e don obey di oda dem and ansa di pepa wey interested parties don submit. Di judge give di instrukshon dem so all di parties go get chance to present dia side.
Source: Prime 9ja Online Pidgin: EFCC wan take 3 propati for Sylva kes