The
Federal High Court in Lagos on Wednesday ordered the permanent
forfeiture of 56 houses linked to a former Minister of Petroleum
Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke.
The houses, located in
Lagos and Port Harcourt, were said to have been acquired by the
ex-minister between 2011 and 2013 using front companies.
The
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission claimed that Diezani paid
$21,982,224 for the properties, adding that it believed that the funds
were proceeds of crime.
The anti-graft agency listed the
properties to include 29 terraced houses comprising eight four-bedroomed
penthouse apartments, six three-bedroomed apartments, two
three-bedroomed maisonettes, two twin bedroomed apartments and one
four-bedroom apartment.
The permanent forfeiture order was made by Justice Abdulaziz Anka
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