{"id":8110,"date":"2025-07-01T06:44:01","date_gmt":"2025-07-01T06:44:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shakamomodu.com\/?p=8110"},"modified":"2025-07-01T06:44:01","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T06:44:01","slug":"court-adjourns-dezianis-asset-forfeiture-suit-against-efcc-to-october-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shakamomodu.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/01\/court-adjourns-dezianis-asset-forfeiture-suit-against-efcc-to-october-6\/","title":{"rendered":"Court Adjourns Deziani\u2019s Asset Forfeiture Suit Against EFCC to October 6"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Federal High Court in Abuja has adjourned to October 6 for definite hearing in the suit filed by Nigeria\u2019s former Petroleum Minister, Deziani Alison-Madueke, challenging the forfeiture of her assets to the federal government.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Justice Mohammed Umar fixed the date on Monday after all parties confirmed the filing and regularisation of court processes. The delay followed the service of two fresh motions to Alison-Madueke\u2019s legal team, which her counsel, Mr. Godwin Inyinbor, confirmed had been responded to.<\/p>\n

Counsel for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Mofesomo Oyetibo, SAN, who appeared for the first time in the matter, also confirmed receipt of responses.<\/p>\n

Following procedural clarifications, Justice Umar set October 6, 2025<\/strong>, as the new date for a definitive hearing<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Alison-Madueke Challenges EFCC\u2019s Sale of Forfeited Assets<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The suit, marked FHC\/ABJ\/CS\/21\/2023<\/strong>, was filed by Alison-Madueke to contest the public notice by the EFCC for the sale of her properties, which she claims were seized without proper jurisdiction or fair hearing<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Among her core arguments:<\/p>\n

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    She was never served<\/strong> with a charge sheet, summons, or proof of evidence.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    The forfeiture orders violated her constitutional right to fair hearing<\/strong> under Section 36(1) of the 1999 Constitution.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    The court was allegedly misled<\/strong> through suppression of vital facts.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    She is requesting that the forfeiture orders and EFCC\u2019s public sale notice be voided<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Her legal team is also asking for an extension of time to formally apply to set aside the forfeiture orders.<\/p>\n

    EFCC Defends Legal Procedure and Sale<\/strong><\/h3>\n

    The EFCC, in its defense, insists that:<\/p>\n

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      Due legal process<\/strong> was followed in securing final forfeiture orders.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      The properties were legally disposed of based on valid court rulings dating back to 2017<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      The orders had not been overturned on appeal, making them binding and enforceable.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      The anti-corruption agency is urging the court to dismiss the suit, maintaining that the assets were lawfully acquired and disposed of following judicial approval.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      The Federal High Court in Abuja has adjourned to October 6 for definite hearing in the suit filed by Nigeria\u2019s former Petroleum Minister, Deziani Alison-Madueke, challenging the forfeiture of her assets to the federal government. Justice Mohammed Umar fixed the date on Monday after all parties confirmed the filing and regularisation of court processes. The […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":8113,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"Federal High Court adjourns Deziani\u2019s lawsuit challenging EFCC\u2019s asset forfeiture order and property sale to October 6.","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8110","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/shakamomodu.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8110"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/shakamomodu.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/shakamomodu.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shakamomodu.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shakamomodu.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8110"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/shakamomodu.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8110\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8114,"href":"https:\/\/shakamomodu.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8110\/revisions\/8114"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shakamomodu.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8113"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/shakamomodu.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8110"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shakamomodu.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8110"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shakamomodu.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8110"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}