UPDATE: How EFCC Operatives Found ‘Receipt For Roofing’ Of 753 Abuja Estate Duplexes In Godwin Emefiele’s Home During Search

Track News Online had reported that the 753 duplexes were forfeited to the Nigerian government through the EFCC, in a court ruling on Monday.

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) found a receipt ordering for roofing of the large estate in Abuja with 753 duplexes in the home of former Central Bank governor, Godwin Emefiele, during a search in his Lagos State home, SaharaReporters has learnt.

TrackNews Online had reported that the 753 duplexes were forfeited to the Nigerian government through the EFCC, in a court ruling on Monday.

TrackNews Online earlier reported that Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie, on Monday, ordered the final forfeiture of an estate in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, measuring 150,500 square metres and containing 753 Units of duplexes and other apartments.

The EFCC, while refusing to disclose the name, had said in a release that it was the single largest asset recovery by the Commission since its inception in 2003.

The estate rests on Plot 109 Cadastral Zone C09, Lokogoma District, Abuja.

TrackNews Online had however exlcusively reported that Emefiele owned the large estate in Abuja which has the 753 duplexes forfeited to the Nigerian government.

Giving an update to our reporter on Tuesday, a top source in the EFCC revealed how the sprawling estate was linked to Emefiele.

“There was no document linking him to the ownership of the estate. Our operatives only found a… Read the full article.