Justice Mohammed B. Idris of the Federal High Court, sitting in Ikoyi,
Lagos, today April 27, 2017 ordered the final forfeiture of the proceed
of bribe given by former Petroleum Minister, Deziani Alison Maduekwe to
some staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC in the
build up to the 2015 General elections.
The properties belonging to Christian Nwosu, the convict, are a landed property measuring
100ft by 80, lying and another situated at Okotomi layout, Obodogwugwu
Quarters, Okpanam, Oshimili North LG and 100ft by 50, lying in the same
local government area of Delta State.
Also to be forfeited by Nwosu to the federal government is the sum of N5m (Five Million Naira) recovered from the convict.
Nwosu and two others were earlier arraigned on April 5, 2017 by the
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC before Honourable Justice
Idris on a 7-count charge bordering on receiving gratification to the
tune of N264,880,000.00 (Two hundred and sixty four million, eight
hundred and eighty thousand naira) in which the convict (Nwosu) pleaded
guilty of receiving N30m (thirty million naira) from the said campaign
bribe money.
The convict and two others, Yisa Olanrewaju Adedoyin
and Tijani Bashir had on March 27, 2015 allegedly received the slush
bribe money from the former minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs.
Diezani Allison Madueke during the administration of the former
president Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, in the build up to the 2015 general
elections.
The 2nd and 3rd accused persons, Adedoyin and Bashir, pleaded not guilty while Nwosu pleaded guilty to the charge against him.
The Court adjourned the matter to May 3, 2017.
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