On Wednesday, a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos ordered the Federal Government to confiscate some assets amounting to 11,140,000,000 Naira allegedly linked to the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele.
The judge, Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke, issued the order following a request filed by the lawyer for the Anti-Economic Sabotage Commission, Rotimi Oyedepo (SAN).
Oyedepo informed the court that Emefiele is accused of buying expensive properties in the main roads of the Federal Capital Abuja by using someone else's name with the intention of fraud.
The EFCC lawyer also said that the anti-corruption agency has identified a former CBN employee and two others who are currently working as friends of Emefiele who are suspected of fraud.
Justice Aneke also ordered the EFCC to publish this order in the Thisday Newspaper so that anyone who claims it is his property should state the evidence before confirming the confiscation.
The judge adjourned the hearing of the case until June 21 to continue hearing the case.