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Court orders permanent forfeiture of seized Ikoyi N13bn cash

The Federal High Court in Lagos on Tuesday ordered the permanent forfeiture to the Federal Government of the sums of  $43,449,947, £27,800 and N23,218,000 recovered from No. 16, Osborne Road,  Flat 7B Osborne Towers, Ikoyi, Lagos.

The funds had been stashed in iron cabinets and ‘Ghana-must-go’ bags in the apartment before they were discovered and recovered on April 11, 2017 by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.

The anti-graft agency had earlier on April 13, 2017 obtained an interim court order temporarily forfeiting the funds to the Federal Government.

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