JUST IN: Court Orders Forfeiture Of Former Senate President's Ikoyi Houses In Lagos

Senator Bukola Saraki,

A Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, Monday ordered the temporary forfeiture of two properties located in Ikoyi area of Lagos State belonging to the immediate past Senate President, Bukola Saraki, to the Federal Government.

The Ilorin Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had in an ex parte application filed by the Commission’s Lawyer Nnaemeka Omewa approached the Court, seeking an order of interim forfeiture of the properties located at No. 17A McDonald Road, Ikoyi, Eti Osa Local Government Area of Lagos, alleging that they were acquired through proceeds of unlawful activities.

The anti-graft spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren, disclosed this in a statement in Abuja on Monday.................CONTINUE READING HERE>>>