Court Order Order of three assets related to Abia Lawmaker

Judge Emeka Nwite from the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday, ordered a temporary confiscation of three properties related to the Abia State Council member, Mr. Erondu Erondu, to the federal government for alleged money laundering with the N28 billion tone.

The judge gave an order after the lawyer for the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC), Co onu, moved the E-Parte motion for the confiscation of funds.

He ordered that the notification was issued in the Daily Trust newspaper and the EFCC website for people who were interested in showing the cause in 14 days from the date of publication why assets should not be permanently scorched to the federal government.

Nwite said: “I have listened to the submission of student advisers for the applicant (EFCC).

“I have also gone through proof of written statement with the exhibition, together with a written address.

“I see and I argue that this application is meritorious.

“As a result, this application is given as prayed for.”

He postponed this problem until May 26 for compliance reports.

This property includes a four -bedroom bungalow in plot 6/31, the layout of Ukiegbu, Umuahia North Lga, Abia worth N409 million; and three -bedroom bungalo at the same address as above and worth N300 million.

Another property is a five -bedroom bungalow in Guzape in Abuja worth N500 million.

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Erondu currently serves as a member of parliament representing the Western constituent of Obingwa from the Abia State Assembly.

EFCC in the ex-party motion submitted on April 16, is looking for two orders.

The commission urged the court to provide orders that the property was determined in the schedule confiscated in the federal government while waiting for the conclusion of the investigation and the possibility of prosecution.

The commission said the accusation was in connection with cases of economic and financial crimes, alleged criminal conspiracy cases, illegal funds transfer, office abuse, transfer of public funds, and money laundering up to more than N28 billion.

In a written statement attached to a motion and overthrown by EFCC staff, Samson Oloje, the officer on average that the commission received a fraud case that was alleged

He said the case bordering “criminal conspiracy, abuse of positions, transfer of public funds and money laundering up to more than N28 billion initiated through the source of intelligence reports for the applicant organization.”

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