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Speaker 1: Father of Sahara Reporters News Network, a Mayana show array

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and Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC on Tuesday took

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to social media to throw jobs or insults criticisms at

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each other. After EFCC refused to mention the names of

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the XTOP government official who was alleged livingked with the

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seven hundred and fifty three houses, Federal High Courts and

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Abuja ordered the property’s final for future to federal government

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and the exchange of world’s first show range man Public

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Court Affedamate, which EFCC investigative officers won before the courts

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of November twenty first, twenty twenty four and alleged that

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the seven hundred and fifty three houses were probably acquired

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by the former Central Bank of Nigeria c B and

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Governor god Doing m phil apparently from the kidbas he

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was fraudulently collecting from the EPETS Bank contractors with close

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walking with zend Bank Deputy General Manager if a new

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collegs obcay to acquire the properties. EFCC investigative officers said

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that the Commission became aware of the proper is when

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the search the office of the zened Bank Deputy General

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Manager if a new colins Omekay and found title documents

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of the properties in his office, webatim the AFCC investigative

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officers said I Idi Musa Meo, Nigerian and Investigative Officer

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of the Economic end Financial Crimes Commission, three hundred and

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one three hundred Circums, Institution and Research District, Jabi al Muja,

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do solemnly and sincenly mec ods and states as follows

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that I am one of the operatives of the Economic

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and Financial Crimes Commission assigned to investigate the darning intelligence

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report received by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in

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respect of monumental fraudulent activities perpetrated by some senior officers

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of the Central Bank of Nigeria through which huge songs

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of money were fraudulently converted and transferred for personal use.

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I have the constant and authority of the Executive Chairman,

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Economic and Financial Crimes Commissioned to depose to the affiederalty

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in support of this application that by virtue of my

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position as one of the investigating officers assigned to investigate

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the sad intelligence reports, I am well conversant with the

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fact of this case, having derived my knowledge of the

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same in the course of my investigations, that I know

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as a fact and I verily believe as follows A

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that the Commission, whilst investigating the alleged monumental fraud carried

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out by the immediate past Governor of the Central Bank

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of Nigeria CBN and his chronistrust and discovered several properties

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reasonably suspected to have been acquired and or developed with

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proceeds of unlawful activities. Be that the property highlighted in

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schedule to this application is one of the said properties

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recovered having been reasonably suspected to have been acquired developed

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with proceeds of unlawful activities. That in the course of

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this investigation, it was revealed that day swecby and Governor

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negotiates kickbacks in return for a location of foreign exchange

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to some companies who were in desperate need of foreign

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exchange for their lawful and legitimate businesses. D That our

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investigation equally revealed that lstwhile CB and Governor received kickbats

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from some contractors who were awarded contracts by the Central

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Bank of Nigeria. E That upon investigation, it was revealed

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that one efany umek A Deputy General Manager and herd

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Litigation of Zenith Bank Plc worked closely with god Win

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Mfil and ran several errands for him which included purchase

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and perfection of title documents for several properties located in

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Hybraw areas of Legos and Abuja. F that upon is

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such conducted in the office premises of mister Efany collins

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Omekay by the operatives of the Commission, several property titled

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documents were recovered, which investigation revealed were purchased with some

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stressed and reasonably believed to be process of unlawful activities

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to wit. CAPA from allocation of foreign exchange and award

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of contract g that upon conclusion of investigation, the Commission

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applied to the Federal High Court setting in Legos to

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forfeit the properties located and situated in Legos recovered from

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mister Ethanny collins Omekey. Properties investigation revealed were purchased with

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song stressed and reasonably believed to be process of unlawful

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activities that during the course of the search are the

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office premises of mister Efany collins Omekay by the operatives

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of the Commission highlighted in paragraph for in above. The

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Commission also recovered titled documents of a London property may

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joining one hundred and fifty thousand, four hundred and n

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sixty two point eight six meters square line and situate

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in Abuja as highlighted and schedule it to this application.

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The title and other relevant documents in relation to this

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property recovered from ifany omek are attached and marked Exhibit

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EFCACO one that sequel to the facts in paragraph five above.

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The Commission wrote a letter of investigation activity to the

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Abuja Geographical Information Systems AGIS requested for a search on

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the set property that on the seventeenth day of September

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twenty twenty four, the set property was located with the

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assistance of a surveil from ARGUS using such results and

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coordinate that upon locating the set property and names of

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persons to have ever associated with the property, letters of

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investigation were sent to relevant banks requesting for the opening

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packages of the said companies used in funding and developing

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the set property. That investigation further revealed that the said

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property has been abandoned and deserted with only a guard

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mining the said property. Saint June twenty twenty three upon

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the arrest of the erstwhile CB and Governor that I

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know as a fact and verily believed that further investigations

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revealed the following that the said land known as PLUT

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one hundred and nine line and situate at catastrol Zone

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CE zero nine was initially allocated to Windermere Nigeria Limited

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on the fifteenth day of September twenty ten for mass

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houses development. That the title of the said property was

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later transferred to MG Property Limited via an executed deed

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of assignment. That sometime in August twenty twenty one, the

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said MG Properties transferred its title to h and Y

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Business Global Limited. That the said h and Y Business

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Global Limited is also being investigated for acquiring one of

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the profit is forfeited in the interim by the Federal

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High Court setting in LEGOS four the soul of two million,

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two hundred thousand nyers zero zero, zero zero zero from

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Nigeria Lintin and Printing Limited for and run behalf of

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the then Central Bank of Nigeria Governor Mister Godwin Mphila.

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That one is h and Wide Business Global Limited used

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for the acquisition of the property were not from their

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legitimates incombat rather were fraudulently procured by Godwin Mphila and

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his chronics to disguise and conceal the unlawful origin of

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the funds used in the acquisition of the properties. That

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further investigations revealed that three different companies were used in

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pain and acquiring the property now sought to be finally

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forfeited to the Federal Government of Nigeria that Efenigal Integrated

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Services is one of the three companies used in the

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acquisition of the property sought to be forfeited. That is,

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the because of the fraudulent acquisition of the property sought

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to be forfeited. Ifethical Integrated Services was pro killed to

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transfer the sum of nine hundred million nerus reasonably suspected

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to be process of unlawful activities to d account of

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MG Properties Limited. The account statement evidences the set payment

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is hereby attached and marked Exhibit e FCCO two. That

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the second company that was pro killed and used in

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the acquisition of the property sought to be forfeited is

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Kelvito Integrated Service. That the said Kelmeto Integrated Service transferred

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d some of seven hundred million nerus reasonably suspected to

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be process of unlawful activities to MG Properties Limited. The

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account statement evidences the set payment is hereby attached and

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mark Exhibit e FCC three that the third company used

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in the fraudulent acquisition of the property sort to be

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forfeited is one Ice Free Food and Ventures. That the

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said Ice Frozen Food and Ventures was procured to retain

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and transfer the sum of six hundred million nerrus reasonably

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suspected to be proceeded of unlawful activities to m G

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Properties Limited for the acquisition of the said property allows

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to be forfeitted in the interim to the Federal Government

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of Nigeria that m GIN Properties received they aggregate sum

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of two billion, two hundred million neyrus from Eiphatical Integrated Services,

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Chevit Integrated Service and Ice Frozen Food and Ventures via

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its account. The account statement of m G Properties evidences

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the said payment is hereby attached and marked exhibit EFCCO

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four that the sent three companies used for the payment

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the property are emerged in criminal manoeuvering of layering process

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of illegal activities of Mister Godwill MFLA that the directors

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of ifdigal So Integrated Services and Kelvinto Integrated Service were

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arrested and their statements voluntarily obtained in the course of investigation.

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The said extra judicial statements are hereby attached and marked

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Exhibit E FCC or five A ND being respectively, that

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further investigations regarding the alleged fraudulent apposition of the property

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sought to be forfeitted revealed as follows that one mister

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Eric or Chemi, the personal assistant to mister m Philey,

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procilled Richard Aqlu, a vault administrator and cash officer of

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Xenidbank PLC mitamnman Branch, Abuja to London millions of naira

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for mister Godwin mfil one is suspected to be illegal

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kickbats from our location of foreign exchange bills and award

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of contract by the CBN. That mister Abulu also pro

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killed his friends to open a bank account which could

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be used to receive proceeds of unlawful activities of Missus

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Godwin M Philly. That to achieve this, sinister m mister

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Aglohundwin’s old friends such as one mister Peter Adaeimi to

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open bank accounts to receive proceeds of unlawful activities, that

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one mister Christopher m Philly, the promoter of the missed

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Properties Nigeria Limited and close ally of mister Godwin Emiophiley,

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was invited by the Commission. He volunteered his statement and

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confirmed that the self mister Eric Cheme, the personal assistant

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to mister Godwin ifany Mphile, contacted him to act as

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consultant for the development of the property highlighted in Schedule

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A two this application now sought to be finally forfeited

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attached and matt exhibits efcc O six is the extra

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judicial statement of the self mister Christopher m. Philly that

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the development of the property was directly had roomed by

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Eric chairmen for his principal Mister Godwin Amphilly, that payment

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and purchase Miss Selenial’s end development of the property sought

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to be forfeited was conducted through band transfers and cash

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bier proxy accounts. The process of illegal activities that part

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of the process received by the accounts fraudulently open to

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facilitate on lawful activities are illegal funds that were used

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to acquire the property sought to be forfeited. That the

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title documents of the property highlighted in schedule it to

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this application was handed over to efany Omek by goding

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mfhil that the funds used in the acquisition of the

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property highlighted in schedule to this application are not legitimate

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earnings of God doing mfil but moneys acquired through illegal

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and unlawful activities that I know as a fact and

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verily believed that the source origin of the funds used

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in the acquisition and or development of the properties sought

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to be forfeited our process of unlawful activities to it

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corrupt enrichment, receiving of gratification or kickbacks and abuse of office.

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EFCAC stated apparently angered by show race statements of campaign

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against EFCC for not disclosing the names of the suspected

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format of government official. EFSAC, in a press release, said

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the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFSC is following with

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keen interest the flory of reactions to its record breaking

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recovery of several hundred and fifty three luplexes and other

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apartments on Plot one hundred and nine catastrans Zone c

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O nine, Lokogom District, Abuja. The convent traies of reformed

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minded Nigerians to the Commission’s plans, taking efforts and securing

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the final forfeiture of the este to the Federal Government

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of Nigeria are appreciated. However, the denigration of such efforts

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by Omoyani Showay and his thin Sem and Acsem is

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unacceptable and grossly uncharitable. The allegation of a cover up

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of the identity of the promoters of the estate stands

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logic on the health in the sense that the proceedings

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for the forfeiture of the extents were in line with

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Section seventeen of the Advanced Fee Fraud Act, which is

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a civil proceeding that allows for action in ram rather

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than action in personna. The latter allows legal actions against

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a property and not an individual, especially in a situation

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of an unclaimed property. This act allows you to take

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off a forfeiture proceeding against a chartel that is not

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a juristic person. This is exactly what the Commission did

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in respect of the estates. The proceedings that yielded the

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final forfeuture of the extents were products of actionable intelligence

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available to the Commission. The company flagged by our investigations

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denying ownership of the extants following publications meant in leading

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national newspapers. On the basis of this, the Commission approached

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the court for an order of final forfeuture, which Justice

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June on the w Bouse of the Federal Capital Territory

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FCAT High Court granted on Monday, December second, twenty twenty four.

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The expectation of the EFCAC from citizen show array is

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a patriotic appreciation of its efforts in securing such a

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landmark for future. It is shocking that the activists is

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not concerned about the systemic lassitude and unhealthful permissiblis that

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allow such a monstrous corrupt act. In the first instance,

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Nigerians should gear up more against laxnes and loopholes in

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our system that continue to make the nation vulnerable to

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corrupt tendencies. The EFSAC will continue to selcut the financial

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space of the nation against manipulitos and organized brigand age.

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It is important to note that the substantive criminal investigation

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on the matter still continues. It will be unprofessional of

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the EFCAC to go to town by mentioning names of

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individuals whose identities we are not directly linked to any

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title documents of the properties. The EFCC is unwavering in

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its no sacred car approach to every matter, and together

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we will make Nigeria greater. The Leo Yae Held Media

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and Publicity EFCCY started on December to twenty twenty four,

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as published on the EFCC social media handles Shore or Mo.

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Relative to the comments section of the EFCCX social media

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handle statted below and attached Curt alfederlit Swan and used

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by EFCC to apply before Federal High Court in Abuja

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for the final forfeiture of the seven hundred and fifty

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three houses. This is the most reckless and irresponsible statement

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agreed from a government agency in a long while the

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assertions here are also patently irresponsible. I have obtained court

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proceedings and an affederlied Swan to buy EFCC investigator who

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named the names of those behind this real estate fraud.

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I maintend that referring to the person godin Mfila smarts

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of an attempt to cover up his visdents and those

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of his collaborators. The truth is that the court proceedings

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tell otherwise. I will attach some court documents hereso the

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public can see the EFCAC as the service in this

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matter show rewards end in we had reported that a

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Federal High Court in Abuja has ruled and ordered a

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final forfeiture of seven hundred and fifty three houses allegedly

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built with process of fraud or fraudulent practices by a

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top ex government official or named by the Economic and

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Financial Crantz Commission EFCAC, while the suspect, whose names were

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not disclosed in public domain remained under investigation. The cult

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role that the suspect could not give convincing reasons why

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the properties should not be forfeited to federal government as

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requested by EFCAC. EFSAC in a news release on Monday,

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said the assets is the single largest asset recovery ever

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met by the Commission since its creation in two thousand

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and three. Details of the news release as meant available

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by EFCC Media Units where EFCC said its Chairman Order

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Oluquid has ordered the Commission operatives to commence recovery of

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properties suspected to have been acquired with proceeds of fraud

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ons a suspect is under investigation. Reads verbative below. Justice

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chilled on muz on Monday, December second twenty twenty four

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gal A ruling on a final forfeature of on estates

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in Abuja may joining one hundred and fifty thousand, five

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hundred square meters and contained seven hundred and fifty three

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units of duplexes and other apartments. This is the single

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largest asset recovery by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission

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EFSAC since its inception in two thousand and three. The

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esset rests on Plot one hundred and nine cadastrls z

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C nine, Lokogoma District, Abuja. The forfeiture of the property

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to the Federal Government by a former top brass of

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the government was pursuant to e f sinces mandate and

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policy directive of ensuring that the corrupt and fraudulent do

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not enjoy the proceeds of their unlawful activities. In this instance,

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the Commission relied on Section seventeen of the Advance Fee

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Fraud and Other Fraud related Offenses at Number fourteen two

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thousand and six and section forty four to be of

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the Constitution of the one hundred and ninety nine Constitution

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of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to push its case

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ruling on the Commission’s application for the final forfeiture of

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the property, Justice Onloamuzi held that the respondents have not

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shown cause as to why he should not lose the property,

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which has been reasonably suspected to have been acquired with

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process of unlawful activities. The property is hereby finally forfeited

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to the Federal government to The final forfeiture of the

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property was paved by an interim for future order secured

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before the same judge on November first, twenty twenty four.

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The government official which fraudulently builds the estate is being

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investigated by the EFCAC. The forfeiture of the asset is

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an important modality of the private the suspects of the

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proceeds of the crime. The justification for the forfeiture is

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derived from Part two, Section seven of the EFCAC Establishment Act,

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which to plants that the EFCC has powered to cause

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investigations to be conducted as to whether any person, corporate

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body or organization has committed any offense under this art

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or other now relating to economic and financial crimes, and

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cause investigations to be conducted into the properties of any

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person if it appears to the Commission that the person’s

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lifestyle and extent of the properties are not justified by

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the source of income. Lady Queen Day, it’s in a

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more degeta way