- Recall that the EFCC had secured forfeiture of Abuja estate from ex-government official
- Jude Onwuegbuzie, a judge of the FCT high court, delivered his verdict in favour of the EFCC on Monday.
A human rights lawyer, Pelumi Olajengbesi, has said that the federal government should allocate forfeited estates to deserving civil servants.
WITHIN NIGERIA had on Monday reported that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) secured the final forfeiture of an estate in the federal capital territory (FCT).
Dele Oyewale, EFCC spokesperson, stated that the agency recovered its largest single asset, a 150,500-square-metre estate with 753 duplexes, since its inception.
The individual who forfeited the property was not disclosed, but Oyewale revealed it belonged to a “former top brass of the government”.
Olajengbesi commended the EFCC, describing the feat as a milestone in “asset recovery”, and praising the agency’s intelligence gathering and diligent prosecution as “most admirable.”
The human rights lawyer suggested that forfeited properties be completed and allocated to deserving doctors to boost morale.
Olajengbesi stated, “This is a boost for the fight against corruption and asset recovery which is a fulcrum for Nigeria’s anti-graft war.”
He added that the intelligence gathering and diligent prosecution of the EFCC team is most admirable.”
Olajengbesi emphasized, “This successful final forfeiture sends a message to corrupt politicians and their cronies, diverting public funds to amass wealth for themselves.”
He advocated, “The EFCC should not auction off the forfeited properties but complete them and hand them over to doctors and other deserving civil servants to encourage them in their service to humanity.”
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