The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has secured a final forfeiture of Galaxy Hospital, five petroleum filling stations and several landed properties across the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Borno, Nasarawa and Niger states, as well as money, totaling N333 million.
The final forfeiture order, which was granted on Monday, July 14, 2025, by Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja followed a motion on notice filed by the EFCC, pursuant to Section 17 of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act, 2006, marked “FHC/ABJ/1058/2024.”
The application, supported by a 36-paragraph affidavit, deposed to by Tahiru Ahmed, an EFCC operative sought the final forfeiture of the assets suspected to be proceeds of unlawful activities.
The Commission had on August 13, 2024, secured an interim forfeiture order in respect of the properties, with a directive from the court to publish the said order in any national daily and on the EFCC website, inviting interested persons to show cause as to why they should not be permanently forfeited to the federal government.
The EFCC, in compliance with the court’s directive, published the interim order in The Punch Newspaper of September 4, 2024.
Ahmed informed the court that since the publication of the interim order, no individual or entity has come forward to claim ownership of the affected assets, arguing that granting the final forfeiture order by the court would serve the interest of justice, as no party would have suffered a loss.
At the resumed hearing on Monday, counsel to the EFCC, Fadila Yusuf, urged the court to grant the final forfeiture, having complied fully with all legal requirements.
In his ruling, Justice Nwite held that the application was meritorious and accordingly granted the final forfeiture order as prayed.
According to the judge “Having listened to the submission of the EFCC lawyer and reviewed the affidavits in support of the motion, I am of the view that this application (for final forfeiture) is meritorious.”
Consequently, he granted the application as prayed.
The forfeited assets include: Galaxy Hospital, Plot No. BO/12340, Bolori Layout, Maiduguri, Borno State; a duplex, BO/12340, Maiduguri, Borno State; residential apartments, Plot 12, Equilibrium Estate; No. 7, Cadastral Zone DO2, Karsana District, Abuja; and Plot 12 (820.99sqm); Plot No. 3, Dakibiyu District, Cadastral Zone B10, Abuja; Plot No. 136 (600sqm), Ibrahim Taiwo Estate, Maiduguri, Borno State;
Plot No. NS11416 (100x50sqm), Ado Karu LGA, Nasarawa State; a farmland (50 hectares), Plot FL-867, Gaube Farmland Ext. 11 Layout; 4.8 hectares of land near Mal Oke State Primary School, Dakwa Town, Tafa LGA, Niger State; Plot NE/2111, 10/12 Mungono Street, Wulari, Maiduguri, Borno State (1,749.17sqm); Plots YB/9516; PBY/719; PBY/7140; PBY/7141 and PBY/7142; private residence, Plot 13426 (approx. 155/mz), Mararaba Gurku, Karu LGA; and a filling station, Chabbal Village, Borno State.
Others are: Petrol station on Km 33-650m, Kaduna-Zaria Expressway, Kaduna State; petrol station, Mogaramti, along Maiduguri-Kano Road, Borno State; petrol station, Chabal Village, Konduga LGA, Borno State; petrol station, 99 Sir Kashim Ibrahim Road, Maiduguri, Borno State; four-bedroom terrace duplex, No. 36-04; BuildOptions Apartment; Phase 36, Plot 1244, Guzape District, Abuja; 10 hectares of land (proposed filling station), Baga-Maimalari Barrack Road, Maiduguri; bank account of Galaxy Transportation and Communication Service Ltd, with – ₦281,455,454.
