EFCC Seizes Fayose’s MultiMillion-Naira Houses In Lagos, Abuja
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has seized some properties belonging to Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State.
It was learnt that the properties
located in the highbrow areas of Lagos and Abuja were seized as part of
investigations into the N1.219bn the governor allegedly received from
the Office of the National Security Adviser when Col. Sambo Dasuki
(retd) held sway, through a former Minister of State for Defence,
Musiliu Obanikoro, as well as some kickbacks he (Fayose) allegedly
received from the Ekiti State Government contractors.
Investigators told PUNCH
correspondent that the seized houses belonging to Fayose were allegedly
purchased with stolen funds and the EFCC invoked the Assets Forfeiture
clause to seize the properties in line with Sections 28 and 34 of the
EFCC (Establishment Act) 2004 and Section 13(1) of the Federal High
Court Act, 2004.
The seizure came less than a month after the governor’s three Zenith Bank accounts were frozen by the anti-graft agency.
Punch correspondents, who visited
two of the properties on 32 Yedseram Street and 44 Osun River Crescent,
Maitama, Abuja, observed the inscriptions ‘EFCC, Keep Off’ on the
fences.
According to court documents filed by
the EFCC, the property on Osun River Crescent was bought by Fayose in
the name of his London-based sister, Mrs. Moji Ladeji.
The governor reportedly pulled down the structure of one of the Abuja properties and started building a new one.
The two properties, which are uncompleted buildings, were said to be worth over N470m.
Sunday PUNCH learnt that the
properties in Lagos were four duplexes located at Plot 100 Tiamiyu
Savage Street, Victoria Island. The four duplexes cost $1.3m (N364m)
each.
They were allegedly bought through a company, JJ Technical.
The EFCC had in a 10-paragraph
counter-affidavit deposed to by Tosin Owobo accused Fayose of using the
proceeds of crime to purchase properties.
The affidavit read in part, “Apart
from fraudulently retaining the sum of N1, 219,490,000 being part of
the N4, 745,000,000 stolen from the treasury of the Federal Government
through the Office of the National Security Adviser, the applicant
(Fayose) has also received gratification in form of kickbacks from
various contractors with the Ekiti State Government such as Samchese
Nigeria Ltd, Tender Branch Concept Nig. Ltd, Hoff Concept Ltd and
Calibre Consulting Ltd.
“The applicant (Fayose) received
these kickbacks and gratification through Still Earth Ltd and
Signachorr Nigeria Limited. In turn, the applicant (Fayose) instructed
the Still Earth Ltd and Signachoor Nigeria Limited to use the funds to
acquire properties for him.
“In complying with the applicant’s
instruction, Still Earth Limited and Signachoor Nigeria Limited acquired
properties on behalf of the applicant (Fayose) in the name of a
company known as J.J Technical Services Limited belonging to the
applicant (Fayose) and his wife (Feyisetan).
“That the applicant (Fayose) also
used the name of one Mrs. Moji Ladeji (the applicant’s sister) to
acquire a property situated at 44, Osun Crescent, Maitama Abuja, from
the proceeds of the alleged offences of receiving gratification and
kickbacks…”
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