The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has granted a final order forfeiting a United Kingdom property allegedly linked to a former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Jeremiah Useni, to the Federal Government, bringing to a close a protracted legal process surrounding the asset.
The presiding judge, Justice Binta Nyako, in her ruling, declared that the property located at 79 Randall Avenue, Neasden, London, was reasonably believed to have been acquired through proceeds of unlawful activities.
The case, initiated by the Code of Conduct Bureau, followed an earlier interim forfeiture order issued by the court.
The bureau had subsequently applied for a final forfeiture after no individual or organisation came forward to lay claim to the property within the stipulated period.
It was gathered that the court had earlier directed the publication of the interim forfeiture order in a national newspaper to enable any interested party to contest the move.
