A civil servant in Kwara State, Razaq Momonu, Thursday forfeited a N150m Plaza to the Federal Government.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ilorin zonal office had approached the court to give an order of final forfeiture of Asmau Plaza, located on University of Ilorin road, Tanke quarters of Ilorin, the state capital after a reasonable suspicion that the said property was acquired with proceeds of unlawful activity.
Delivering judgement in the case Thursday, Justice Sikiru Oyinloye held that the EFCC had fulfilled all the requirements of the law in the suit and thereby ordered that the said property should be forfeited to the Federal government of Nigeria.
“I have gone through the application brought by the EFCC. I also sighted the hearing notice issued to the respondent in the suit, Razaq Momonu. This honorable court is persuaded that he had been served with the court processes.
“The application brought the EFCC is meritorious and granted. This honorable court hereby order the final forfeiture of the landed Property known as Asmau Plaza, Tanke road, Ilorin, Kwara state to the Federal government of Nigeria.”
In the affidavit deposed to by Musa Gidado, an investigating officer with the EFCC, he urged the judge to order the final forfeiture of the plaza which is suspected to be a proceed of unlawful activity.
“Investigation revealed that Razaq Momonu used his influence as an accountant with Kwara state government to inflate and award contracts for the construction of two classrooms at Ogbondoroko and Obanisuwa communities in Kwara state.
“Investigations further revealed that the respondent who is a civil servant that earns less than N100,000 in a month cannot afford to build the house known as Asmau Plaza between 2010-2012.”
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