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

Former Minister of Power Saleh Mamman 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 lacked jurisdiction.
The EFCC, in its latest application, sought to include the assets among those already ordered forfeited to the Federal Government by Justice James Omotosho following Mamman’s conviction.
At the hearing, the prosecution counsel, Abbas Muhammed, informed the court that the EFCC had filed a motion for the final forfeiture of the properties, which had been filed on 25 May and duly served on the defence.
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