A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, yesterday, fixed April 20 to rule on an application by the Kogi State government, seeking to vacate an interim order, freezing 14 properties linked to Governor Yahaya Bello.
Justice Nicholas Oweibo announced the date after taking submissions from the governor’s counsel, Abdulwahab Mohammed (SAN) and lawyer to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Rotimi Oyedopo (SAN).
The court had, on February 22, made an interim forfeiture order following an ex parte motion to confiscate 14 properties and firms in Lagos, Abuja and the United Arab Emirates, as well as N400 million recovered from one Aminu Falala.
When the matter came up yesterday, the Kogi State counsel, Mohammed, told the court that he had an application dated March 9, 2023 seeking to vacate the order of the court made on February 22.
