A Federal High Court in Lagos on Friday forfeited to the Federal Government, the sum of N426.7 million allegedly belonging to retired Brigadier-General...
A Federal High Court in Lagos on Friday forfeited to the Federal Government, the sum of N426.7 million allegedly belonging to retired Brigadier-General John Onimisi Ozigi.
Joined as respondents in the suit were: Ozigi and a company Diamond Head Ventures and Dev. Company Ltd. In March, the EFCC argued its application for final forfeiture of the sum on the grounds that they were reasonably suspected to be proceeds of unalwful activities.But, following the COVID-19 pandemic, judgment could not be delivered and counsel were informed of a new date.
The EFCC in an affidavit deposed to by one of its operatives, Clever Ibrahim, said that the first Respondent was an officer of the Nigerian Army, while the second respondent was a business name owned and incorporated by the first Respondent under the law of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
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