According to reports, EFCC has seized 10 exclusive houses and lands belonging to Shamsudeen Mohammed the son of the former Minister of Capi...
According to reports, EFCC has seized 10 exclusive houses and lands belonging to Shamsudeen Mohammed the son of the former Minister of Capital Territory, Bala Mohammed.
The confiscated properties are said to include:
Plot No 54 Mike Akhigbe Way, Jabi, Abuja; Plot 2276 Sunrise Estate, Asokoro, Abuja and Plot 1804 Damaturu Crescent, off Ahmadu Bello Way, Garki 11, Abuja; Nos. 1 and 3, Marian Street, Asokoro, Abuja and a twin plaza at Wuse Zone 3 by Tamarak Guest Inn, Abuja. The rest are: No. 7 Gana Street, Maitama, Abuja; an estate and plaza at Dawaki, opposite Gwarinpa, Abuja; an Estate at Jahi District, Abuja; three number duplex Abuja Investment Company Limited Estate, Abuja and a shop at Dubai Market, Kaura District, Abuja.
EFCC had the following to say about this development through it’s Head of Media and Publicity Wilson Uwujaren:
“The seizure of the first three properties is on the strength of an interim forfeiture order by Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court, Abuja which temporarily forfeited the properties to the federal government pending the conclusion of investigation and determination of criminal charges against the suspect.
The court also gives the Commission power to appoint competent persons/firm to manage the assets/properties listed. The rest properties were confiscated on the strength of the order by Justice Gabriel Kolawole of the Federal High Court, Abuja which forfeited the assets to the federal government pending the conclusion of investigation and determination of the criminal charges against the suspects.”
With regards to what will happen to the properties, he said
“the court forbids any disposal, conveyance, mortgage, lease, sale or alienation or otherwise of the property/assets.”
The properties he said have been placed under temporary forfeiture until the trail of both Bala Mohammed and Shamsudeen Bala is concluded.
Senator Bala Mohammed was arrested in connection with alleged N1billion fictitious contracts. He was also questioned on alleged allocation of 12 choice plots to his son running into billions of Naira; 37 other commercial plots of land worth about N8billion to his suspected front and the controversial N1trillion Abuja land swap. While Shamsudeen is being prosecuted by the EFCC on a 15-count charge of money laundering to the tune of N1.2 billion.
Shamsudeen’s trial is reported to start on March 27th.
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