Delta Rep loses N150m to FG as court orders final forfeiture

A Federal High Court sitting successful Maitama, Abuja, has ordered the last forfeiture of N150 cardinal linked to serving House of Representatives member, Nicholas Mutu, to the Federal Government.

Justice J.O. Abdulmalik delivered the ruling aft the tribunal upheld an exertion filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.

According to the court, the funds should beryllium permanently forfeited aft nary convincing mentation was provided to amusement wherefore the wealth should not beryllium seized by the government.

The forfeiture followed earlier proceedings successful which the tribunal granted an interim bid against the funds.

Justice Abdulmalik arsenic ordered that the bid beryllium published successful a nationalist paper to let funny parties to situation the application.

However, aft the work and the expiration of the required period, nary capable origin was shown earlier the tribunal to halt the imperishable forfeiture.

The EFCC informed the tribunal that its probe linked the wealth to alleged corrupt dealings involving Mutu during his clip arsenic president of the House Committee connected the Niger Delta Development Commission....