The inter-ministerial committee set up to dispose off assets that have been finally forfeited to the Federal Government said it has such assets in 25 locations across the country so far.
Dayo Apata, who chairs the Inter-ministerial Committee on the Disposal of Assets Forfeited to the Federal Government (ICDAFG), led an inspection tour to four of the locations in Abuja. after a press briefing on the activities of the committee on Tuesday.
One of the four locations visited by the committee was a house at 14 Adzope Crescent, Wuse 2, Abuja, a property recovered from a former Chief of Air Staff and later Chief of Defence Staff, the late Alex Badeh.
Mr Badeh, who retired as an air chief marshal in July 2015, was accused of diverting funds belonging to the Nigerian Air Force and using the proceeds to acquire choice houses in Abuja and other places.
He was being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for money laundering until when he was killed in an ambush along Keffi-Abuja Expressway on December 18, 2018.
Following a plea bargain entered into by the second defendant, Iyalikam Nigeria Limited, after Mr Badeh’s death, the trial judge, Mr Okon Abang of the Federal High Court in Abuja, on March 4, 2019, ordered the permanent forfeiture of some of the landed assets linked to the deceased including the one visited by the ICDAFG on Tuesday.
Committee to sell assets within six months
The Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami, on November 9, 2020, inaugurated the Mr Apata-led committee with a mandate to collate and dispose of all assets that had been permanently forfeited to the Federal Government within six months.
Mr Apata, who is the Solicitor-General of the Federation and Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Justice, said his committee was expected to carry out the disposal of assets, including, landed property, plants, machinery, vehicles, electronics, furniture and equipment.
The rest of such assets, according to him are, water vessels (canoes, boats, barges and ship), jewelry, ornaments and clothing materials.
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