The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, in Sokoto state has secured an order for the forfeiture of N60 million cash traced to a former SSG to the Zamfara State Government, Prof. Abdullahi Muhammad Shinkafi and Murtala Muhammad Shinkafi
The order was granted by Justice Fadima Murtala of the Federal High Court, sitting in Gusau, Zamfara State. The money was recovered in four ‘Ghana-must-go’ bags found inside a Black Land Cruiser Prado Jeep with registration No: DKA 67 PX (Kaduna), at No.145 Igala Housing Estate, off By-pass Road Gusau.
The order was in pursuant to a motion ex-parte dated June 13, 2019, brought by the EFCC. Justice Fadima held that: “An interim forfeiture order of this honourable court is hereby granted forfeiting to the Federal Government of Nigeria the money sum of N60,000,000.00 (Sixty Million Naira) and a Black Land Cruiser Prado Jeep which are reasonably suspected to be proceeds of unlawful activity.”
The order is pending the conclusion of investigations into the alleged money laundering offence.
