Court fixes Oct 6 to hear Diezani’s motion to stop EFCC from selling off assets.

The Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed October 6 to hear a suit filed by former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, to stop the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) from selling off properties seized from her. 

The former Minister, through her lawyer, Mike Ozekhome, SAN, prayed the court to order the EFCC to retrieve properties sold to third parties.

The EFCC had commenced the sale of the properties after obtaining final forfeiture orders from various courts, but Alison-, who claimed she was not served with relevant court processes in the proceedings that led to the forfeiture orders, accused the EFCC of obtaining the orders through misrepresentation and concealment of facts.

The court has adjourned the suit to enable Alison-Madueke respond to processes served on her by the EFCC which has filed a counter-affidavit challenging the competence of the suit, maintaining that the sale of properties was conducted in execution of final forfeiture orders made by courts.

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