The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Tuesday, ordered the final forfeiture of a property in the United Kingdom linked to a former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Jeremiah Useni, to the Federal Government. The forfeiture followed a motion filed by the Code of Conduct Bureau, which urged the court to grant a final order after no interested party came forward to contest an earlier interim forfeiture. However, at the resumed hearing, counsel for the bureau informed the court that no application was filed by any individual or entity to challenge the interim forfeiture. Justice Nyako, in her ruling, held that the application was meritorious and consequently granted the final forfeiture order. With the final forfeiture order, ownership of the property now vests permanently in the Federal Government.

Source: Punch March 31, 2026 20:02 UTC