Joe Igbokwe, a prominent member of the APC, has provided insights regarding the recently seized estate in Abuja, which consists of 753 duplexes and was confiscated by the EFCC.
His comments came in response to the EFCC’s announcement made on Monday, December 2, about the legal developments surrounding the matter.
The estate’s forfeiture was sanctioned by Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie of the Federal High Court in Abuja, highlighting the ongoing efforts to address issues related to asset recovery.. …CONTINUE READING
Joe Igbokwe, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has alleged that the Abuja estate, comprising 753 duplexes, which the Federal High Court ordered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to take over, is linked to former Central Bank governor Godwin Emefiele.
On Monday, December 2, the EFCC announced its largest single-asset recovery since its establishment in 2003. The agency revealed that Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie had issued a ruling for the final forfeiture of an estate located on Plot 109, Cadastral Zone C09, Lokogoma District, Abuja.
According to the anti-graft agency, the estate measures 150,500 square metres and contains 753 Units of duplexes and other apartments. Justice Onwuegbuzie ruled that the property should be forfeited to the federal government.
Reacting to the report, Joe Igbokwe, in a Facebook post on Monday evening, December 2, alleged that the property was owned by the immediate past governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele.
“I hear with one ear that the 753 duplexes forfeited by an FCT Court in Apo belong to former CBN Gov Godwin Emefiele. This one choked me to the marrow. Many Nigerians no dey fear God again oooo. Godwin Emefiele is one of them.”
Although the EFCC did not mention the estate’s owner, the anti-graft agency has probed the former apex bank governor and has secured several court judgments to take over the ownership of Emefiele’s property.
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