A Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt Rivers State has vacated a forfeiture order secured by the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) ...
A Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt Rivers State has vacated a forfeiture order secured by the Economic and Financial Crime Commission on some properties belonging to former Imo Governor Rochas Okorocha and some members of his family.
The properties are: “a 16 – block 96 – flat structure and an eight – bungalow multimillion naira estate, hotel, two schools, shopping plaza, supermarket, hospital and four vehicles. The commission in an earlier statement said it would like to know how Rochas Foundation and “other accomplices” acquired and or converted some of the property for personal use.It alleged that a prima facie cases had been established against the suspects, which they would answer to.
The court however made another Order restraining the respondents from selling any of the properties pending the conclusion of investigation by the EFCC.
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