An Owerri High Court has ordered the final forfeiture of properties said to be acquired through “illegal means” by Rochas Okorocha, Ex-Governor of Imo state.

The forfeited properties are listed in the Imo state Government white paper report on recovery of lands and other related matters.

In February, the court had ordered the interim forfeiture of all the properties linked to Okorocha.

The Court had also asked Okorocha to show case as to why a final and absolute order of forfeiture should not be given following an application brought to it by Louis Alozie on behalf of the state.

But the former Imo governor had asked a federal high court in Abuja to set aside the order.

Okorocha had also asked Ahmed Mohammed, the judge, to restrain the defendants from investigating him or implementing the recommendations of the panels set up to probe previous administrations in the state, pending the hearing and determination of the substantive suit.

In his ruling, Fred Njemanze, the judge, said Okorocha’s counsel failed to give concrete and verifiable reasons why a final and absolute forfeiture order should not be given in favour of the Imo state government.

The judge said the suit filed against the Imo government by Okorocha’s counsel was not properly handled and that there is no reason why the forfeiture should not be made final.

Njemanze said the white paper gazette by the Imo government is a legally-binding document.

He added that the Imo government can go ahead and do whatever it deems fit with the properties.

The judge also ruled that persons who might have purchased said properties are at liberty to approach the court to prove their titles.

The properties include Eastern Palm University, Ogboko; Royal Spring Palm Hotels and Apartments; IBC staff quarters illegally acquired for the purpose of Rochas Foundation College, Owerri; magistrate quarters, Orlu road/cooperative office/Girls Guide illegally converted to private use housing market square, Kilimanjaro eatery; public building plot B/2 Otamiri South Extension Layout given to the ministry of women affairs for establishing a skills acquisition centre for women, illegally acquired for the benefit of Nneoma Nkechi Okorocha’s all-in stall, Aba road.

Others are Plot P5, Naze residential layout, initially part of primary school management board but now annexed to all-in stall, Aba road belonging to Nkechi Okorocha, and all the properties contained from pages 226 to 272 of the government white paper on the recommendation of the judicial commission of inquiry into land administration in Imo state from June 2006 to May 2019.

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OK nah

Lol.

When is Justice Njemanze retiring?

Why did the court tell parties to appear tomorrow, but went ahead to give the ruling today?

How about various pending applications before the court?

These people don run owelle local.

Modified.
Justice Njemanze gave the judgement on 9th and should be retiring by 10th.
Smells fishy shaa; but then, Rochas and Hopeless are two useless fools; good luck to the better fool.

Ok

Wow... This is good news.

I remember how this Rochas took all our land in the name of bringing Imo State University to our village, later he diverted it to a personal property and built Eastern Palm University...

God punish Okorocha.

All thanks to Uzodinma.

Thank God for justice

An Owerri High Court has ordered the final forfeiture of properties said to be acquired through “illegal means” by Rochas Okorocha, Ex-Governor of Imo state.

And he is still a free man walking, I guess I guess acquiring properties through illegal means isn’t punishable offense for ELITES in Nigeria.

I still don’t believe anything that comes from these mfs

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Noted

bfb

Insane country with insane greedy bastards

Pls if you can put me through how to run logistics business in lekki and it's environs, I will really appreciate...
I dey cross road like this

Ok

Gbamsolutely!

Okorocha had also asked Ahmed Mohammed, the judge, to restrain the defendants from investigating him or implementing the recommendations of the panels set up to probe previous administrations in the state, pending the hearing and determination of the substantive suit.

Gone are the days of such impunity in our nation.

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Lolz
Appeal dey nah
Supreme court Governor no get work

Why is Okorocha not in jail in this fantastically corrupt failed state.

Greediness de naija walai.. this country is just bu**shit

Chaiiii.....I never knew karma was a rapist not until I joined nairaland.....And I started seeing different nyashes of men being opened by Karma

Chebi I talk am for here na....say when breeze go blow,fowl nyanch go must open..

All those Statues built by Okorocha should be brought down, its just a waste of embezzling and wasting of public funds. IMO people are suffering and the foolish governor is giving them statues everywhere in the state.
Our major problem in Nigeria here is as a result of bad leaders, leaders that doesn't have the interest of Masses at heart, all they care is to have their share of the national cake.

If every successful govs in all tiers of govts are doing like this and by extension jailing, it would have been better for Nigerian's state.



In other development.

I think Okorocha will learn in a bitter way.
If he had supported a gubernatorial candidate outside his family clan, that one would have protected him from all these ebarrassment and calamity.
Someone with presidential ambition in which he is shaking even in own state

Supposing he built in Lagos, Abuja and Dubai....Uzodinma will come after him. but he built it around imo state...


Wahala for person wey wan invest inside his state

The Sound of Rain Meditation, Deep Sleep, Relaxing Sounds.


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Ok guys, let me the be first person to inform you that Muhhamadu Buhari has been arrested.

It's a job welldone to our almighty EFCC

why is he not in jail

Buhari should forfeit Nigeria

A man low mentality FG always targeting south east Leaders