There is more trouble for Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State as the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has seized some properties in Lagos and Abuja allegedly owned by him.
The properties seized are located in the highbrow areas of Lagos and Abuja. The seizure is part of investigations into the N1.219bn Fayose is said to have received from the Office of the National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd) through ex-Minister of State for Defence, Musiliu Obanikoro, as well as some kickbacks the governor allegedly took Ekiti State Government contractors.
Investigators told the Punch that the seized houses were 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.
This comes less than a month after the governor’s three Zenith Bank accounts were frozen by EFCC.
On the fences of two of the properties on 32 Yedseram Street and 44 Osun River Crescent, Maitama, Abuja, were bold inscriptions, ‘EFCC, Keep Off’.
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