Ex-minister Mamman urges court to dismiss EFCC fresh bid for forfeiture of properties

From Godwin Tsa, Abuja
Former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, has asked the Federal High Court in Abuja to dismiss a fresh application by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) seeking the forfeiture of five additional properties allegedly linked to him, arguing that the court lacks jurisdiction.
The EFCC, in its latest application, is seeking to include the assets among those already ordered forfeited to the Federal Government by Justice James Omotosho following Mamman’s conviction.
At the hearing, prosecution counsel, Abbas Muhammed, informed the court that the EFCC had filed a motion for final forfeiture of the properties, which was filed on May 25 and duly served...