Oladimeji RamonJustice Nicholas Oweibo of the Federal High Court in Lagos State has ordered the forfeiture of 2,149 pieces of jewellery and a customised gold iPhone, valued at $40m, belonging to a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke. The judge ordered that the items should be temporarily forfeited to the Federal Government. The forfeiture order followed an ex parte application moved on Friday morning by a lawyer for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mr Rotimi Oyedepo. READ ALSO: UPDATED: Supreme Court dismisses Adeleke, PDP’s appeal, affirms Oyetola’s electionThe application, titled action in rem, had Diezani as the only defendant and it was filed pursuant to Section 17 of the Advance Fee Fraud and other related Offences Act No. DOWNLOAD THE PUNCH NEWS APP NOW ON

Source: Punch July 05, 2019 10:52 UTC