Justice Nicholas Oweibo, of a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos yesterday ordered the interim forfeiture to the Federal Government, the sum of N241milion allegedly diverted from the office of the Senior Special Adviser (SSA) to the President on Sustainable Development Goals (SDG).

Justice Oweibo, also ordered the forfeited Real Tower Centre Shopping Complex at Plot 1121, Ekukinam Street, Utako District, Cadastral Zone, Abuja, to the Federal Government. The judge’s order was based on an ex-parte application filed and argued by Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) counsel, Mr Rotimi Oyedepo.

Oyedepo told the judge that the N241million was warehoused in two banks in the sums of N65million, N61million, N50million and N65million.

The EFCC said its intelligence showed that the Abuja property was purchased with funds furtively diverted from SDG, office of the SSA to the President, where Mr. Abdulsalam Bawa is a Principal Accountant.

The Commission fingered Bawa, as the key suspect, adding that the diversion was perpetrated in grand conspiracy with some SDG staff.

It also linked three firms, Kouchdim Unity Nigeria Ltd and Lankass Global Ventures, to the diversion.

Justice Oweibo adjourned the suit marked FHC/L/CS/90/2021 till September 6, 2021 for final forfeiture proceedings.

Oyedepo’s application was supported by a four-page affidavit of urgency deposed to by an EFCC operative, Ebunoluwa Amusan.

Amusan averred that he was assigned to investigate the “damning intelligence report received by the EFCC by some concerned citizens in respect of abuse of office, diversion of funds and monumental fraud perpetrated by some officers of the Sustainable Development Goals, office of the Senior Special Adviser to the President.”

The intelligence indicated that monies were diverted to some companies owned by some suspects.

“Our investigation revealed that one Abdulsalam Bawa, the key suspect is a signatory to two (2) corporate accounts where monies from the Agency and those meant for other organisations for projects were diverted to these companies’ accounts, and then further diverted to meet the suspects selfish ends.

“Investigation carried out so far revealed that Bawa is not a shareholder nor is he listed as shareholder in any of these companies; Kouchdim Unity Nigeria Ltd and Lankass Global Ventures, but he is signatory to the companies’ accounts.

“Investigation revealed Remittal inflows traced from the Central Bank of Nigeria, meant for other organisations and for projects were traced to the suspect’s account personal and corporate accounts viz: Lankass Global Ventures and Kouchdim Unity Nigeria Ltd.

“The above mentioned companies alongside their alter ego were fraudulently used to divert funds from government coffer and used to purchase the property sought to be attached.”

The deponent further averred that “the Principal Accountant, in cohort with other staff of the SDG laundered and retained various sums of money through companies and individuals who made
payments for the said property sought to be temporarily attached.

“So far, we have traced and discovered a landed property acquired with proceeds of the alleged diversion of public funds and criminal breach of trust by Mr. Abdulsalam Bawa.”


https://www.vanguardngr.com/2021/08/court-orders-interim-forfeiture-of-n241m-allegedly-diverted-by-buharis-ssa/

Former Deputy Governor of Lagos, Orelope Adefulire should be held responsible for the theft ...

Abba Kyari(COS), Mikanti Baru(NNPC gate), Lawal Babachir, Abdulrasheed Maina, Prof.Yusuf(NHIS sec.), Ibrahim Magu, super Hushipushi cop Abba Kyari and now Mr.Abdulsalam Bawa among many.Fingers crossed.

Maxymilliano:
Former Deputy Governor of Lagos, Orelope Adefulire should be held responsible for the theft ...

Why?

Jimasun:

Why?

She's the Senior Special Assistant to the President on MDGs

Is he not supposed to be paraded before journalists and locked up in prison like efcc does to yahoo boys?Why is there a double standard in applying the law against the citizens?

Maxymilliano:
Former Deputy Governor of Lagos, Orelope Adefulire should be held responsible for the theft ...

Those affected have already been charged to court after detailed investigation. You can’t stay on Nairaland and tell EFCC what to do.

Maxymilliano:

She's the Senior Special Assistant to the President on MDGs

If she is not responsible for the fraud, why should she be held responsible?
Moreover, these MDGs answer to the ministers mostly not one SSG.
Ngige should be held responsible them since some workers also participated in the fraud

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Racoon:
Abba Kyari(COS), Mikanti Baru(NNPC gate), Lawal Babachir, Abdulrasheed Maina, Prof.Yusuf(NHIS sec.), Ibrahim Magu, super Hushipushi cop Abba Kyari and now Mr.Abdulsalam Bawa among many.Fingers crossed.

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Outside slandering dead people, can you remind us what your party of thieves did when Dezieani was stealing right left and centre and severally petitioned? Nothing. If PMB is holding corrupt officials to account it is a big positive and shows great difference between him and the cankerworms you support.

vedaxcool:
If PMB is holding corrupt officials to account it is a big positive and shows great difference between him and the cankerworms you support.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGCvXTISNns

seunmsg:


Those affected have already been charged to court after detailed investigation. You can’t stay on Nairaland and tell EFCC what to do.

This hopeless niggah is bristling because it involves 'his Buhari'

And Buhari is fighting corruption