The court
ordered that the amount be forfeited to the federal government of Nigeria
pending the hearing and determination of motion on notice filed by the EFCC.
The Economic
and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured an interim forfeiture of the
N49 million found at the Kaduna airport recently.
The interim
forfeiture order was granted by Justice SM Shuaibu of the Federal High Court,
Kaduna state.
"The
order was made pursuant to Section 17 (2) of the Advance Fee Fraud and other
Fraud Related offences Act 2006 as there is no individual(s) coming forward to
claim the said sum after over 72 hours of getting the intelligence report from
the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria FAAN, Kaduna.
"Justice
Shuaibu also said the suit should be published in any of the national dailies
across the country within a reasonable time in order for the EFCC to move a
motion for the final forfeiture in case no one or group of persons comes
forward for the stated sum.
The case is
adjourned to 3rd April 2017 for hearing," a statement from the EFCC said.
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