The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Wednesday, ordered the permanent forfeiture of $49,700 allegedly recovered from Nura Ali, former Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) of the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) for Sokoto State in the 2023 general elections.
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) and the State Security Service (SSS), which jointly applied for the forfeiture, alleged that the money was proceeds of bribes Mr Ali received from politicians in his role as the Sokoto State REC during the 2023 election.
The agencies claimed in a court filing that Mr Ali admitted he received $150,000 as a gift from former Sokoto State Governors Aminu Tambuwal, and Aliyu Wamakko.
They stated that the sum of $49,700 was recovered during a search of Mr Ali’s home in Kano.
The judge, Emeka Nwite, gave the order of permanent forfeiture of the recovered money after ICPC’s lawyer, Osuobeni Akponimisingha, moved a motion to the effect on Wednesday.
MR Akponimisingha, while moving the application, told the court that ICPC had complied with the court’s earlier order of temporary forfeiture of the money.
The lawyer said a publication was made for interested person(s) to show cause why t
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