A federal high court
sitting in Abuja has ordered an interim forfeiture of properties
belonging to Peter Nwaoboshi, lawmaker representing Delta north
senatorial district.
According
to the ruling, 14 properties and 22 bank accounts linked to the senator
are to be temporarily forfeited to the federal government.
The
order, which was signed by Blessing Chibuzo-Ugwu, the court registrar,
also said any person with interest or third party interest in the listed
properties should within 30 days show reasons why the properties should
not be permanently forfeited to the federal government.
While
the 22 bank accounts are domiciled in four different commercial banks,
the forfeited properties are located in Delta, Abuja and Lagos.
From the Cable