A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, sitting in Zuba, has ordered the final forfeiture of properties worth N124.5 million illegally acquired by a Principal Accountant in the Finance and Accounts Department of the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs, Daniel Obah, to the Federal Government of Nigeria.

Mr. Obah, who was charged before Justice E. O. Ebong, by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), was accused of fraudulently acquiring a four-bedroom duplex in Abuja and plots of land in Rivers State.

Counsel to ICPC, John-Paul Okwor, told the court that the Commission was relying on Section 48 (2) (3) of the Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act 2000, which gives it the power to obtain a ruling of forfeiture seized assets acquired by individuals through corrupt means.

The Commission had argued before the court that Obah and two other staff of the Ministry, Poloma Kabiru Nuhu and Mangset Longyl Dickson allegedly carried out a coordinated fraud within the Ministry resulting in the withdrawal of N605 million from its 2014 Constituency Projects account with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).

The assets forfeited by Obah which also include a Toyota Camry car and a 2013 Honda Accord were ascertained to be from the proceeds of the fraud.

The landed properties: one 4-bedroom duplex at Janew Home, Plot No.3 Cadastral zone D02, Karsana South District, Abuja, valued at N60 million and a plot of land at Ohia Ngbakiri, Ozuoba, Port Harcourt, Rivers State valued at N30 million.

Others include plots of land at Oliopobo, Rumuekini New Layout, Obio Akpor L.G.A. of Rivers State valued at N18 million, Umuodili Odubo, Abe Ndoni Community, valued at N16. 5 million and Livingstone Estate Umuogodo, Igbo- Etche, Obio Akpor L.G.A. Rivers State.

However, Obah argued for the four-bedroom duplex to be left out of the properties to be forfeited because according to him, it was acquired with his legitimate income.

Unfortunately for him, the trial judge dismissed his plea for failing to convince the court with proof. He therefore ruled that all the seven properties listed by ICPC be forfeited to the federal government.

SOURCE: https://brandspurng.com/2019/04/15/icpc-civil-servant-loses-properties-worth-n124-5-million-to-fg/

All these commissions suppose get official media page/handle to share information, all these bloggers i can't trust them.

ICPC no dey make noise like that Buhari police (EFCC)

That's serious

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Las Las we fg go will still source fund and money and financial assistance take wedge conscience.... Where all this them moni dey Waka go sef..

I will go still port to go South Sudan

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The man should change his name to Atiku the second and watch as ipornist rush to his defence

Eleyi gidi gan
This one is raw

Na ICPC dey work so without any Noise nd achieving something but EFCC dey make Noise Like CDQ or Lil Kesh without any good results the only thing they are good at is Media Trial

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I don't think just forfeiting all the properties is enough to deter other

For the judge to have given final judgment to forfeit all his properties that means he's guilty

In addition to the forfeiting of the properties he should also be jail for a long of period

And be banned from holding any public office for life

Just that?

He should go and spend the rest of his life behind bars. Imagine how many people he must have deprived

hmn! Sincerely, I don't know who are more corrupt between the politicians and the civil servants. Nigeria jagajaga

Igbo and stealing........(that Zuma pic)Igbo amaka

seems like he knew it was coming

hmmmm, he has made a mockery of himself, he's among those trying to discredit the anti-corruption fight of the govt.

looters should be punished accordingly.

After forfeiting everything, it wasn't stated whether he should continue his work or relieved of his work. Most senior civil servants are thieves with pen. Just secondary school principals most are thieves.

Thief steal, bigger thief collect ham

It's almost free. The relief you get dealing with me makes it free.

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