Anti-corruption and elections / EFCC

EFCC Gets Interim Forfeiture Order Against Suspected Kaduna Oil Thieves

Justice M.T.M Aliyu of Kaduna State High Court, sitting in Kaduna, the state capital, has ordered a temporary forfeiture of six houses and three filling stations, believed to be proceeds of economic sabotage, forgery and theft of petroleum products to the federal government. The judge gave the order while ruling on a ex-parte motion brought by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC against some suspected Kaduna-based oil fraudsters. The EFCC alleged that the affected properties were proceeds of crime by some independent oil marketers and oil depot representatives, who conspired wit…