The Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered that 56 houses linked to former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, be permanently forfeited.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) claimed that Diezani acquired the said houses, located in Lagos and Port Harcourt, between 2011 and 2013 using front companies.
The anti-graft agency said the ex-Minister paid $21,982,224 for the properties which it believed were the proceeds of crime.
It listed the properties to include 29 terraced houses comprising eight four-bedroomed penthouse apartments, six three-bedroomed apartments, two three-bedroomed maisonettes, two twin bedroomed apartments and one four-bedroom apartment.
The permanent forfeiture order was made by Justice Abdulaziz Anka following the absence of any objection to the effect as sought by the EFCC.
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