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.
Source: punchng.com
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