Justice Mobolaji Olajuwon of the Federal High Court, Abuja yesterday ordered the final forfeiture of two Abuja properties and two luxury cars belonging to a former minister of petroleum resources, Mrs Diezani Alison Madueke, to the Federal Government.

In a statement on the Facebook page of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), the two properties located at Plot 1854 Mohammed Mahashir Street, and No. 6, Aso Drive, in the highbrow Asokoro and Maitama Districts of Abuja are said to be valued at $2.67m and N380m respectively.

The luxury cars are a black BMW saloon with Chassis No B8CV54V66629 and registered number, RBC155 DH and a black Jaguar saloon car with Chassis No SAJAA.20 GRDMv43376, valued at N36m.

The judge gave the order forfeiting the assets to the Federal Government of Nigeria while ruling on the application by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, in suit number 1122/2021 and Suit No 1123/2021, asking for the final forfeiture of the assets.

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The Commission had on November 29, 2021, secured the interim forfeiture of the assets in a ruling on a separate motion ex-parte filed on September 27, 2021, which prayed the court to order the interim forfeiture of the assets on the grounds of reasonable suspicion that they were proceeds of unlawful activities.

In granting the interim forfeiture Order, Justice Olajuwon had ordered the EFCC to publish a notice in a national newspaper, inviting anyone with interest in the assets to show the reason why they should not be finally forfeited to the Federal Government of Nigeria.The court consequently adjourned till January 22, 2022, for the report.

“In compliance with the order of the court, the forfeiture order was published in the newspa- per on Wednesday, April 6, 2022

“In the absence of any contestation of the interim order,the court, today forfeited the property top the federal government” . he said