The Federal High Court, Abuja Division, on Wednesday, made an order for final forfeiture of $13 million linked to Aisha Achimugu’s Oceangate Engineering Oil & Gas Ltd.
EFCC, on Friday, re-arraigned former AGF Abubakar Malami, his wife, Asabe Bashir and son, Abdulaziz, on money laundering offences.
Justice Emeka Nwite granted the application after the EFCC’s lawyer, Martha Babatunde, moved an ex parte motion to the effect.
Binance is the sole defendant in EFCC’s amended charge dated and filed on November 25.
The EFCC, in the charge, had sued Messrs Bello and Suleiman as the first and second defendants in the money laundering case.
Ms Oyo-Ita and others were arraigned for alleged fraud regarding duty tour allowance, estacodes, conference fees and receiving kickbacks on contracts.
Justice Hamza Muazu on November 22, 2023, granted Mr Emefiele bail in the sum of N300 million.
The suspended CBN governor was accused of conferring corrupt advantages on a staff of CBN, Ms Yaro, through awards of vehicle supply contracts worth over N1.2 billion.
“I make an order that the AGF shall take over this case, and the EFCC shall hand over the records of proceedings to the office of the AGF,” the judge ruled.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said in a statement that Mr Akpobolokemi acquired the properties with proceeds of unlawful activity.
