A High Court in Lagos has granted the police an order for interim forfeiture of a hotel, a bus, and home appliances, suspected to be proceeds of unlawful activities.
He sought an interim order prohibiting any “disposal, tampering, conveyance, mortgage, lease, sale or alienating or otherwise of the asset/properties, reasonably believed and suspected to be proceeds of unlawful activities.
He also sought an interim order authorizing the Inspector-General of Police to appoint a competent person(s) or firm to manage the assets and properties named and described in the schedule to the application.
“The police further prayed for an order compelling the two respondents named in the suit or any other person who has an interest in the properties sought to be forfeited, to appear before it within 14 days and give reasons why the properties should not be finally forfeited to the Federal Government of Nigeria
In a bench ruling, Justice Oweibo held: “The application is considered and granted as prayed”.