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Re: Forfeited $460,000 Was A Civil Matter: Tinubu's Witness, Bamidele Tells Tribunal by Lotanna2: 6:07pm On Jul 05, 2023
Novarisammy2:


you cannot just defend the indefensible

There's nothing to defend,obi has lost this
Re: Forfeited $460,000 Was A Civil Matter: Tinubu's Witness, Bamidele Tells Tribunal by Badgers14: 6:09pm On Jul 05, 2023
GeneralDae:

In 1993 guidelines against drug cases were even stricter.
You are just bringing guesswork into court processes.
Court only deals with facts on ground. The facts available, not what we think could have happened.

Even during Ronald Reagans tenure with his war on drugs approach..

There were plea deals in drug cases..

Again, everything depends on the circumstances and facts surrounding a case.. what prosecutors have to work with....

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Re: Forfeited $460,000 Was A Civil Matter: Tinubu's Witness, Bamidele Tells Tribunal by Favourchris(f): 6:10pm On Jul 05, 2023
chidiokay:




If you had your sanity On you will realize, the appropriate institutions, i.e chicago state university and FBI at different times have come out to exenorate Tinubu.

In mmiesoma case the appropriate institution is the one disparaging her as forged/forged. if jamb say her result is fake and they backup it up with evidences of her real result .. so who on social media is more qualified to authenticate jamb result if not jamb

You all have teenagers that wrote jamb why not make enquiries and see who is telling lies.

who is in best position if not FRSC to tell you if your driver license is fake or not, even if you go to court who will the judges listen to. common sense is going extinct

This are all the crap u all choose to believe …. I won’t debate that with u

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Re: Forfeited $460,000 Was A Civil Matter: Tinubu's Witness, Bamidele Tells Tribunal by GeneralDae: 6:10pm On Jul 05, 2023
1stGenAmerican:


In the majority of drug cases, when there’s a judicial forfeiture, the defendant is prosecuted and sentenced—this case included. The forfeiture can mean a lighter jail sentence but that’s not guaranteed. There’s no proof that he wasn’t convicted or that he didn’t serve time because a successful expungement seals the records from a criminal case, including sentencing and time served.
The question people should be asking is why someone who wasn’t convicted of a crime file for an expungement of his records. 😏
But he wasn't sentenced at all. He worked in mobil at that time and wasn't sacked. He travelled to the U.S frequently after that like he did previously and was even invited to Obama's coronation in 2012 by the Democrats.

As to why he agreed to forfeit, his lawyer at the time (who was also his nephew) said he advised him to forfeit and not to drag the case for too long because this was a fight against the U.S with all the resources they had, it could eventually dent his career.
Re: Forfeited $460,000 Was A Civil Matter: Tinubu's Witness, Bamidele Tells Tribunal by GeneralDae: 6:11pm On Jul 05, 2023
Badgers14:


Even during Ronald Reagans tenure with his war on drugs approach..

There were plea deals in drug cases..

Again, everything depends on the circumstances and facts surrounding a case.. what prosecutors have to work with....
Give me examples of these plea deals similar to Tinubu's case.
Again you are the one bringing plea deal into this.

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Re: Forfeited $460,000 Was A Civil Matter: Tinubu's Witness, Bamidele Tells Tribunal by M4A1carbine: 6:12pm On Jul 05, 2023
All these useless Olanikpekun (SAN) wannabes.

A straight case of forfeiture of drug proceeds has just been proven by Bamidele. He was an APC witness who was brought in as an American trained lawyer to come and save a drowning Tinubu.

He instead, Nailed the Agbado Lord totally by admittance of the fact truly the forfeiture was DRUG related. As long as the case is drug related, Ogbeni Tinubu has just indicted himself.


So all these lowlife Olanikpekun (SANs) on Nairaland should just rest. Tinubu will be booted out. Keep playing with your kindergarten Propaganda...mtcheeew! angry

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Re: Forfeited $460,000 Was A Civil Matter: Tinubu's Witness, Bamidele Tells Tribunal by GeneralDae: 6:16pm On Jul 05, 2023
M4A1carbine:
All these useless Olanikpekun (SAN) wannabes.

A straight case of forfeiture of drug proceeds has just been proven by Bamidele. He was an APC witness who was brought in as an American trained lawyer to come and save a drowning Tinubu.

He instead, Nailed the Agbado Lord totally by admittance of the fact truly the forfeiture was DRUG related. As long as the case is drug related, Ogbeni Tinubu has just indicted himself.


So all these lowlife Olanikpekun (SANs) on Nairaland should just rest. Tinubu will be booted out. Keep playing with your kindergarten Propaganda...mtcheeew! angry
Then why doesn't he have a criminal record with the FBI, if the forfeiture was penalty for crime?
Re: Forfeited $460,000 Was A Civil Matter: Tinubu's Witness, Bamidele Tells Tribunal by 1stGenAmerican(f): 6:18pm On Jul 05, 2023
GeneralDae:

But he wasn't sentenced at all. He worked in mobil at that time and wasn't sacked. He travelled to the U.S frequently after that like he did previously and was even invited to Obama's coronation in 2012 by the Democrats.

As to why he agreed to forfeit, his lawyer at the time (who was also his nephew) said he advised him to forfeit and not to drag the case for too long because this was a fight against the U.S with all the resources they had, it could eventually dent his career.

Just because he entered the US doesn’t mean that he wasn’t convicted or sentenced. Expungement removes visa roadblocks stemming from criminal records. The records are now sealed, only the forfeiture remains.
Why was there a case and how could it have dented his career unless it was criminal? A case has to have origins and this didn’t start as a civil matter. The forfeiture was a judicial forfeiture stemming from a criminal case.

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Re: Forfeited $460,000 Was A Civil Matter: Tinubu's Witness, Bamidele Tells Tribunal by Badgers14: 6:19pm On Jul 05, 2023
GeneralDae:

Give me examples of these plea deals similar to Tinubu's case.
Again you are the one bringing plea deal into this.

There are thousands of plea deals going on every corner of the U.S at the moment..

There have been millions of plea deals done in the U.S in the past 30 years...

You could always research and dig in to find more information..

While you are digging.. remember not every detail of the deals are mentioned in the court papers and sometimes plea deals are not even mentioned in court papers even tho it happened..

When you are a seasoned investigating journalist or a trial lawyer.. or being around in the field in one way or the other... if you see a case and the outcome.. then you can easily put 2 and 2 together and understand what happened.
Re: Forfeited $460,000 Was A Civil Matter: Tinubu's Witness, Bamidele Tells Tribunal by 1stGenAmerican(f): 6:20pm On Jul 05, 2023
GeneralDae:

Then why doesn't he have a criminal record with the FBI, if the forfeiture was penalty for crime?

Expungement seals/deletes records, making them inaccessible. People file expungements so that that criminal records can’t be produced.
Re: Forfeited $460,000 Was A Civil Matter: Tinubu's Witness, Bamidele Tells Tribunal by ragna1991(m): 6:23pm On Jul 05, 2023
GeneralPula:

Mtchew..

Asking same question everyday..

Tinubu had a civil forfeiture and not a criminal forfeiture. This was why he wasn't charged nor indicted for any crime or drug related crime!

The forfeited money doesn't belong to him in anyway! Like the witness stated, tinubu was never indicted nor charged cuz his forfeiture was a civil one



Ait,, I agree with you, it was civil forfeiture, but what lead to that and where is the proceed from.
I want to know, explain civil forfeiture for me,,.
However, because he was not charged nor convicted does proved him to be innocent of the accusation.

Explaintomeplease.
Re: Forfeited $460,000 Was A Civil Matter: Tinubu's Witness, Bamidele Tells Tribunal by Alliswell248: 6:23pm On Jul 05, 2023
chidiokay:




If you had your sanity On you will realize, the appropriate institutions, i.e chicago state university and FBI at different times have come out to exenorate Tinubu.

In mmiesoma case the appropriate institution is the one disparaging her as forged/forged. if jamb say her result is fake and they backup it up with evidences of her real result .. so who on social media is more qualified to authenticate jamb result if not jamb

You all have teenagers that wrote jamb why not make enquiries and see who is telling lies.

who is in best position if not FRSC to tell you if your driver license is fake or not, even if you go to court who will the judges listen to. common sense is going extinct

Don't waste time educating those headless mob. They have heads but can't think.
Anything to soothe their election loss disorder is welcomed.
Re: Forfeited $460,000 Was A Civil Matter: Tinubu's Witness, Bamidele Tells Tribunal by GeneralDae: 6:24pm On Jul 05, 2023
1stGenAmerican:


Just because he entered the US doesn’t mean that he wasn’t convicted or sentenced. Expungement removes visa roadblocks stemming from criminal records. The records are now sealed, only the forfeiture remains.
Why was there a case and how could it have dented his career unless it was criminal? A case has to have origins and this didn’t start as a civil matter. The forfeiture was a judicial forfeiture stemming from a criminal case.
How do you know the records are now sealed? I told you to post similar examples in a drug case that involved forfeiting thousands of dollars, you didn't.
There's nothing sealed. His friend Akande who was a politician living in America and was close to his wife's relatives, first sent him money to open a joint business account in Lagos. Akande at a time also sent him 8000 dollars and he bought a car from it. 80,000 dollars was also sent again by Akande later on.
At that time, Tinubu was a Treasurer in Mobil Nigeria.
Akande's brothers were later arrested for drug peddling. Money traced and Tinubu's accounts were frozen.
Re: Forfeited $460,000 Was A Civil Matter: Tinubu's Witness, Bamidele Tells Tribunal by M4A1carbine: 6:24pm On Jul 05, 2023
The primary agency for drug related offences in the USA at federal level is the DEA. Stop disgracing ya sef here.

The confession of Bamidele has further smashed Tinubu. Stop narrative twisting. It won't work
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GeneralDae:

Then why doesn't he have a criminal record with the FBI, if the forfeiture was penalty for crime?

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Re: Forfeited $460,000 Was A Civil Matter: Tinubu's Witness, Bamidele Tells Tribunal by Nobody: 6:24pm On Jul 05, 2023
Lotanna2:


But no conviction
Money was seized from him as proceeds from Narcotics trafficking.
cool
Re: Forfeited $460,000 Was A Civil Matter: Tinubu's Witness, Bamidele Tells Tribunal by Lotanna2: 6:25pm On Jul 05, 2023
Nannyservices:

Money was seized from him as proceeds from Narcotics trafficking.
cool

It is not a ground for removal,he remains your president
Re: Forfeited $460,000 Was A Civil Matter: Tinubu's Witness, Bamidele Tells Tribunal by Peppysco: 6:26pm On Jul 05, 2023
pafra:


Where and when did he admit it? Tinubu have never spoken about it,(give me link) festus kayamo have been denying that it was tax issue

Prior to the election, it became a public information and his representatives clearly admitted that the said money was forfeited but that there was no conviction.
As a matter of fact, in the response given by the Chicago court( as some petitioned the court), it was stated that the 2 parties reached an agreement for the forfeiture of the said money. Moreover, if he wanted it hidden, he wouldn't present any representative to confirm that it actually happened and if you read the article very well, that was about the only thing the witness talked about and the case was closed. There's a reason for that and that's because he knows its not admissible in court since he wasn't convicted.
Re: Forfeited $460,000 Was A Civil Matter: Tinubu's Witness, Bamidele Tells Tribunal by M4A1carbine: 6:26pm On Jul 05, 2023
grin He can't reply to you na..


ragna1991:




Ait,, I agree with you, it was civil forfeiture, but what lead to that and where is the proceed from.
I want to know, explain civil forfeiture for me,,.
However, because he was not charged nor convicted does proved him to be innocent of the accusation.

Explaintomeplease.
Re: Forfeited $460,000 Was A Civil Matter: Tinubu's Witness, Bamidele Tells Tribunal by GeneralDae: 6:26pm On Jul 05, 2023
M4A1carbine:
The primary agency for drug related offences in the USA at federal level is the DEA. Stop disgracing ya sef here.

The confession of Bamidele has further smashed Tinubu. Stop narrative twisting. It won't work
.


Okay so are you saying a drug criminal would not have his file with the FBI? So why couldn't Obi get a report from the DEA to counter the report from the FBI that came in.2007 during the investigation of the case by Obasanjo?
Re: Forfeited $460,000 Was A Civil Matter: Tinubu's Witness, Bamidele Tells Tribunal by Emekaonline: 6:27pm On Jul 05, 2023
001Lagos:

So the $460,000 forfeited by Tinubu is for what if not drug?

Go and educate yourself about the Civil forfeiture and criminal forfeiture before coming here to display your ignorance
Re: Forfeited $460,000 Was A Civil Matter: Tinubu's Witness, Bamidele Tells Tribunal by SangoOlukosoOba(m): 6:28pm On Jul 05, 2023
001Lagos:
It is only in Nigeria that a criminal drug pusher is made president by demented people

Gibberish!

Show proof that Asiwaju has been convicted before remain silent forever!
Re: Forfeited $460,000 Was A Civil Matter: Tinubu's Witness, Bamidele Tells Tribunal by 1stGenAmerican(f): 6:28pm On Jul 05, 2023
M4A1carbine:
[b]The primary agency for drug related offences in the USA at federal level is the DEA. Stop disgracing ya sef here.

You’re right. This all started when the DEA set up a sting operation which netted Tinubu and his co-defendants. I’m realizing that some of these monikers don’t understand sealing or expunging records after a criminal conviction.
The forfeiture of drug proceeds stems from criminal cases.

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Re: Forfeited $460,000 Was A Civil Matter: Tinubu's Witness, Bamidele Tells Tribunal by IfnobeGod20: 6:30pm On Jul 05, 2023
But one Festus Keyamo of APC said it was a tax deduction
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://nairametrics.com/2022/11/10/keyamo-says-460000-forfeited-by-tinubu-were-tax-deductions-not-drug-proceeds/%3Famp%3D1&ved=2ahUKEwj7yevoi_j_AhXiS0EAHXPEAQIQFnoECA0QBQ&usg=AOvVaw1IRSFIoxk_HZ2sCyi1a9Dn

"Festus Keyamo, the Spokesman for the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council, said the $460,000 scandal linked to the party's presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, were tax deductions in the US and not proceeds from drug transactions".

Why are they now singing a new song at the tribunal. The rate at which Festus Keyamo lies is out of this world.
Re: Forfeited $460,000 Was A Civil Matter: Tinubu's Witness, Bamidele Tells Tribunal by Nobody: 6:30pm On Jul 05, 2023
Lotanna2:


It is not a ground for removal,he remains your president
Atleast we agree that he's into Narcotics And a drug Lord. cheesy grin
As for the criminal's removal, it's up to the judges. cool
Re: Forfeited $460,000 Was A Civil Matter: Tinubu's Witness, Bamidele Tells Tribunal by 1stGenAmerican(f): 6:31pm On Jul 05, 2023
GeneralDae:

Okay so are you saying a drug criminal would not have his file with the FBI? So why couldn't Obi get a report from the DEA to counter the report from the FBI that came in.2007 during the investigation of the case by Obasanjo?

If his records were sealed or expunged, how would the FBI or any other agency have been able to answer to an inquiry for his criminal records?
Research expungement and sealing of records.
Re: Forfeited $460,000 Was A Civil Matter: Tinubu's Witness, Bamidele Tells Tribunal by omooba74(m): 6:32pm On Jul 05, 2023
You made lot of senses but they will still come after you,most of them are ignorance of the law, playing on emotions.Arguing with Obidunce or explaining things to them don tire me,just waiting for court pronouncement before descending on them, ignoramus set of people...
lapintoz:
INEC opened their defense, presented one witness and closed their case yesterday.
APC only opened their case today, presented just one witness and closed same today.

The reason is simple, there's NO CASE to waste time upon🤣🤣🤣

Even me wey no enter Court sabi say na this Peter Obi and Atiku case be the easiest and shortest PEPT case wey Court go dismiss....

The reason is simple:
1. The election was conducted and collated MANNAULY.
2. The collation and announcement of results were done MANUALLY.
3. What was used to announced those results NATIONWIDE were PHYSICAL RECORDS MANUUALY handed over to each party agents across PUs.
4. If you have problem with blurred result on iREV, that's your wahala, take the physical one from which anything or EVERYTHING on iREV was scanned & posted, that's the PRIMARY SOURCE, not iREV.

5. If you tell me you have blurred result online, sebi I will ask you to show me the original one given to your Party physically from which the collation and announcements were made, did anyone announce result waiting for iREV when the PRIMARY SOURCE was physically used?

Don't insult me o, it's just common sense but we love the entertainment so far🤣🤣
Re: Forfeited $460,000 Was A Civil Matter: Tinubu's Witness, Bamidele Tells Tribunal by Emekaonline: 6:32pm On Jul 05, 2023
Can all obi-diots please read this:

https://www.hopelefeber.com/frequently-asked-questions/what-is-the-difference-between-civil-and-criminal-forfeiture/#:~:text=In%20criminal%20forfeiture%2C%20the%20government,used%20to%20facilitate%20a%20crime.
Re: Forfeited $460,000 Was A Civil Matter: Tinubu's Witness, Bamidele Tells Tribunal by GeneralDae: 6:33pm On Jul 05, 2023
1stGenAmerican:


Expungement seals/deletes records, making them inaccessible. People file expungements so that that criminal records can’t be produced.
Again you are going in circles. He was in Lagos working in Mobil Nigeria when the drug criminals were arrested and until the case was closed. He was never extradited or sacked by Mobil. Mobil was also questioned during the investigation.

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Re: Forfeited $460,000 Was A Civil Matter: Tinubu's Witness, Bamidele Tells Tribunal by 1stGenAmerican(f): 6:34pm On Jul 05, 2023
GeneralDae:

Again you are going in circles. He was in Lagos working in Mobil Nigeria when the drug criminals were arrested and until the case was closed. He was never extradited or sacked by Mobil. Mobil was also questioned during the investigation.

I’m not going in circles at all. Extradition wasn’t necessary because he was already here in the US.

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Re: Forfeited $460,000 Was A Civil Matter: Tinubu's Witness, Bamidele Tells Tribunal by M4A1carbine: 6:34pm On Jul 05, 2023
Obi just smashed your witness, who is a certified American Attorney abi? The guy indicted Tinubu with his own statement. Are you now a SAN after Court proceedings?

A crime is a Crime...and various degrees of punishment exist, depending on the end game of the prosecuting organization. You should know that in criminal investigations prosecution organisations look at the Long-term solution. Whereby cases are airtight and the suspects won't escape justice.

As regards Tinubu, his forfeiture of illicit funds is an indictment, because it shows he knew the funds were drug related.

Just know this also...during campaigns the Agbadorian couldn't travel to the USA, because he would have been jailed. So stop trying to decieve ya sef and your teeming cartel of APC Propagandist.

Tinubu will be booted out... Facts angry



GeneralDae:

Okay so are you saying a drug criminal would not have his file with the FBI? So why couldn't Obi get a report from the DEA to counter the report from the FBI that came in.2007 during the investigation of the case by Obasanjo?

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Re: Forfeited $460,000 Was A Civil Matter: Tinubu's Witness, Bamidele Tells Tribunal by ChiefOlabowla(m): 6:36pm On Jul 05, 2023
[quote author=WATCHOVER post=124232382]
I swear it is all over for Tinubu oo[/quot

You don't need to swear anything. The Lawyers did well. It is our hope that the Judges will deliver justice. The cases of IREV, Perjuries and Double nominations are stronger than this $460k Forfeiture.

It is clearly a civil forfeiture.
Sadly he was not convicted
The the case was Claimants vs Funds in account held by Tinubu
If it were a criminal case, they would refer to case filers as prosecutors and not claimants.
Several paragraphs in the case docs are all about the funds and not the owner of the account.
US and Nigeria do not have same laws
Re: Forfeited $460,000 Was A Civil Matter: Tinubu's Witness, Bamidele Tells Tribunal by GeneralDae: 6:36pm On Jul 05, 2023
1stGenAmerican:


I’m not going in circles at all. Extradition wasn’t necessary because he was already here in the US.
That's the point. He wasn't in the U.S. He was in Nigeria.

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