Court Vacates Forfeiture Order on Ekweremadu’s 40 Houses News
Justice Inyang Ekwo vacated the order following a discovery that the Forfeiture Order was fraudulently obtained by the government against the properties.
The Judge while lifting the order held that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission , which obtained the order concealed information that led to granting it. Justice Ekwo said EFCC which was fully aware that Ekweremadu was in lawful custody in the United Kingdom failed to make the vital information available to court.
With his detention in London, the Judge agreed with Chief Adegboyega Awomolo SAN, counsel to Ekweremadu that there was no way the former Deputy Senate President would be opportuned to defend his ownership of the disputed properties.
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