Court orders forfeiture of N400m.linked to NAF officer

Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Abuja, has ordered the final forfeiture of N400 million allegedly linked to a Nigerian Air Force (NAF) officer, AVM Mikail Abdulraheem, to the Federal Government.

The judge, who granted the order after counsel for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abba Muhammed (SAN), moved the motion to the effect, held that the application was meritorious.

Although the ruling was delivered on March 17, the enrolled order was seen by journalists on Thursday in Abuja.

Justice Nwite said: “It is hereby ordered as follows:

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“That the applicant has satisfied the condition for grant of order sought and accordingly the application is hereby granted as prayed.

“That an order of final forfeiture is hereby made by this honourable court forfeiting to the Federal Government of Nigeria, the sum of four hundred million naira (N400,000,000.00) paid at the instance of Air Vice Marshall Abdulraheem Mikail Babatunde to Cosgrove Investment Limited which is reasonably suspected to be the proceeds of unlawful activities.

“Issued at Abuja under the Seal of the Court and the Hand of the Presiding Judge, this 17th day of March, 2026.”

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