Anti-corruption and elections / EFCC
Court Orders Final Forfeiture Of $16,500 , N127m Diverted From NIMASA Treasury
Justice Kehinde Ogundare of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Tuesday, July 9, 2024, ordered the final forfeiture of the sums of $16,500 and N127m, which were fraudulently diverted from the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA. The funds are forfeited to the Federal Government of Nigeria. The Judge had, on May 23, 2024, ordered the interim forfeiture of the funds ,following a motion ex parte filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. The EFCC, through its counsel, Suleiman I. Suleiman, had sought the interim forfeiture of the funds under…
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