The court ordered the confiscation of N400m. associated with NAF officers

Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Abuja, has ordered the final forfeiture of N400 million allegedly linked to a Nigerian Air Force (NAF) officer, AVM Mikail Abdulraheem, to the Federal Government.

The judge, who granted the order after the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) counsel, Abba Muhammed (SAN), agreed to the motion, and found the application to be meritorious.

Although the decision was issued on March 17, the registered order was visible to journalists on Thursday in Abuja.

Justice Nwite said: “It is hereby ordered as follows:

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“That the applicant has fulfilled the requirements to grant the requested order and therefore the petition is granted as prayed for.

“That final confiscation order is hereby made by this honorable court, which hands over to the Federal Government of Nigeria, the sum of four hundred million naira (N400,000,000.00) paid at the request of Air Vice Marshal Abdulraheem Mikail Babatunde to Cosgrove Investment Limited allegedly to be proceeds of unlawful activities.

“Issued in Abuja under the Seal of the Court and the Hand of the Chief Judge, this 17th day of March 2026.”