EFCC SEALS OFF IGBINEDION'S PROPERTIES IN ABUJA

EFCC SEALS OFF IGBINEDION’S ABUJA PROPERTIES.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has sealed off two choice mansions of former governor of Edo state, Lucky Igbinedion. The two properties are those on 7 Justice Fatai Williams Street , Asokoro Abuja and 5 Danube Crescent , Maitama Abuja. The exercise was carried out on the heels of a forfeiture order granted the EFCC on Tuesday, March 1^st , 2011, by a Federal High Court in Lagos. The court, presided over by Justice Mohammed Idris, authorized the Commission to seize 11 choice properties traced to the former governor. The properties are spread over Benin , Lagos , Abuja and London .The exercise which began in Abuja today March 8, 2011 is expected to cover those in other cities in the coming days.

The EFCC team comprising operatives from the Assets Forfeiture Unit of the Commission, met with occupants of the two properties located in the Asokoro and Maitama districts of Abuja . At the Asokoro mansion, Mr. Joshua Abongeriouyi and Felix Bassey, who identified themselves as cook and security man respectively to the ex-governor confirmed that the property is owned by the former governor. The two aides along with a young lady who refused to identify herself but simply said she was a cousin to the ex-governor however refused to receive the court order from the EFCC team. At the Danube street property in Maitama, the only occupant who refused to reveal his name told the EFCC team that he did not know the owner of the property.

It would be recalled that Justice Idris, had, after considering an ex-parte application by a counsel to the EFCC, Mr. Rotimi Jacobs, granted the forfeiture order which now authorizes the EFCC to seize the properties. Igbinedion and six others are facing a 66 count charge bordering on money laundering and mismanagement of public funds amounting to about N3.2billion.The other accused persons are Patrick Eboigbodin; Michael Igbinedion and four firms: Gava Corporation Limited; Romrig Nigeria Limited, PML Securities Limited and PML( Nigeria) Limited.

In line with the forfeiture order, the seized assets are: a block of four flats at No 43 Etete Road, Benin City; a property housing Chicken Republic along Sapele Road, Benin City; a property at No 3 Boundary Road, Benin City; a building at No 20B Estate Road, Benin City; a building along Ugbor Police Station Road, Benin City; a mansion at Asokoro, Abuja; a mighty house at neighbourhood of Etete and Ugbor , Benin City; Sheraton Hotel at Government House Road, Benin City; a property at No 55C Adebisi Omotola Close, off Samuel Adedoyin Street, Victoria Island, Lagos, a property at No 5 Danube Crescent ,Maitama ,Abuja and a house at No 29, Sheldon Avenue ,Highgate, London.

Igbinedion, had at a previous court session, been ordered by Justice Adamu Hobon, of the federal high court Benin to physically appear in court on March 22, 2011, or be summoned through a bench warrant. The former governor, his younger brother, Michael and Patrick Eboigbodin were expected to be presented by their counsel for arraignment in court to answer to a fresh 66 count charge of graft filed against him by the EFCC. Counsel to EFCC, Rotimi Jacobs had pleaded with the court to issue an order for a bench warrant against Igbinedion and others, for failing to appear personally for the trial. He argued that “in a serious criminal matter such as this, they cannot sit in the comfort of their homes and say their lawyers will say it for them”.

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Anti-Graft Agency Confiscates Lucky Igbinedion’s Assets

CHIEF LUCKY IGBINEDION.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 02, (THEWILL) – Nigeria’s anti-graft agency, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) today tightened its noose on former Edo State Governor, Chief. Lucky Nosakhare Igbinedion with the seizure of 11 real estate assets belonging to the previously convicted politician allegedly purchased with Edo State government funds embezzled while he was governor.

The seizure by the EFCC was executed following an interim forfeiture order granted by Justice M.B. Idris of a Federal High Court in Lagos pending the determination of the case against Igbinedion.

The assets include a property in London located at 29, Sheldon Avenue, Highgate, London N6 4JP; a landed property formerly housing PML office at 55C, Adebisi Omotola Close, off Samuel Adedoyin Street, Victoria Island, Lagos; ‘White House’ along Ugbor Police Station Road by House No. 65, Ugbor Police Station; a house at neighbourhood of Etete and Ugbor Layout, located between Idusogie Street and Ogbomo Street, Benin City.

Others are: a building covered by approved building plan No 2041/2004 at No 20B Etete, Benin; a Land at No. 7, Justice Fatai Williams Street, off Justice Sowemimo Street, Asokoro, Abuja; a landed property at Maitama, located at 5, Danube Crescent, Maitama, Abuja; Sheraton Hotel Government Course, Government House road, Benin; Chicken Republic belonging to Igbinedion on Sapele-Benin Road, Benin; a parcel of land covered by Certificate of Occupancy No BDSR5458 registered as 24/24/B71 in the name of Okada Air Nigeria Limited at No 3, Boundary Road Benin City; and a block of four flats at No 43 Etete Road, Benin City.

Chief Igbinedion alongside his brother, Mr. Michael Igbinedion and five others are accused of stealing and misappropriating about N3.2 billion naira of government funds.

Others charged include Mr. Patrick Eboigbodin, Gava Corporation Limited, Romrig Nigeria Limited, PML Securities Company Limited and PML (Nigeria) Limited.

Confirming the seizure, EFCC spokesman, Mr. Femi Babafemi said, "an asset forfeiture order was obtained by the EFCC on Tuesday from a Federal High Court, Lagos to seize all properties traced to the former governor in Benin, Lagos, Abuja and London (11 choice properties) over the fresh money laundering case filed against him by the anti-graft agency."

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Nigerians In Diaspora Remitted $7bn In 2009

Nigerians In Diaspora Remitted $7bn In 2009

THE Nigerian migrants remitted about $7billion in in 2009, the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian Export-Import Bank (NEXIM), Mr Robert Orya, has disclosed.

Orya, while declaring open the 2010 Enterprise Exhibition, sponsored by the Bank of Industry (BOI) and others, in Abuja, on Monday, said the bank and its development partners would continue to explore the potentials of diaspora resources and talents for the realisation of Nigeria’s development aspirations.

Disclosing that Africa accounted for up to $14 billion of the globally recorded remittances, Orya said Nigeria, which is the most populated African country and the one with the highest number of migrants, recorded remittances from about 20 million indigenes in diaspora to the tune of over $7 billion.

The NEXIM bank boss said the level of remittances had assumed a downward trend due to the global economic recession.

In a speech, read by the chief spokesman of BOI, Mr Waheed Olagunju, the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the bank, Ms Evelyn Oputu, said the event was a structured platform that had been designed to facilitate the inflow of diaspora investments.

http://tribune.com.ng/index.php/news...ed-7bn-in-2009

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