Ekweremadu’s 40 Buildings: Court Vacates Interim Forfeiture Order Alex Enumah in Abuja Justice Inyang Ekwo of a Federal High Court, Abuja, yesterday set aside his earlier order of interim forfeiture against 40 prope
Justice Inyang Ekwo of a Federal High Court, Abuja, yesterday set aside his earlier order of interim forfeiture against 40 properties linked to former Deputy President of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu.
While Chief Adegboyega Awomolo, SAN, had argued on behalf of Ekweremadu, federal government’s lawyer, Mr Sylvanus Tahir, SAN, who had opposed the request for the setting aside of the forfeiture order, stated that he would however not oppose an order of status quo, pending the return of Ekweremadu, who is currently being detained in the United Kingdom over allegations bordering on organ harvesting.
Awomolo, in supporting the allegations, informed Justice Ekwo that the commission wrote a letter to London, following which the foreign court denied Ekweremadu bail. Among others, he alleged that the EFCC was fully aware that Ekweremadu was in detention in London when the application for forfeiture of the properties was filed and argued.
Tahir did not oppose request for stay of proceedings till Ekweremadu fully resolved his matter before the London Court, but vehemently opposed the request for setting aside of the forfeiture order. HURIWA said: “We commend the court for this show of courage despite the well-known tactics of intimidation and arm-twisting of the judiciary allegedly by the EFCC.
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