Sunday, July 17, 2016

EFCC seals Fayose’s Multimillion-naira Houses in Lagos and Abuja


Some properties said to belong to Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State have been seized by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. The properties located in the highbrow areas of Lagos and Abuja were seized as part of investigations into the N1.219bn the governor allegedly received from the Office of the National Security Adviser when Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd) held sway, through a former Minister of State for Defence, Musiliu Obanikoro, as well as some kickbacks he (Fayose) allegedly received from the Ekiti State Government contractors.


Investigators told The Punch that the seized houses belonging to Fayose were allegedly 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