APC Chieftain Names Alleged Owner of Abuja 753 Duplexes Forfeited to EFCC

• Joe Igbokwe, an APC chieftain, has alleged that the former CBN governor, Godwin Emefiele, owned the newly seized Abuja estate with 753 duplexes by the EFCC
• The APC chieftain made the claim while reacting to the revelation by the EFCC earlier on Monday, December 2
• According to the EFCC, Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie of the Federal High Court in Abuja gave the forfeiture judgment

Joe Igbokwe, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has alleged that the Abuja estate, comprising 753 duplexes, which the Federal High Court ordered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to take over, is linked to former Central Bank governor Godwin Emefiele.

On Monday, December 2, the EFCC announced its largest single-asset recovery since its establishment in 2003. The agency revealed that Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie had issued a ruling for the final forfeiture of an estate located on Plot 109, Cadastral Zone C09, Lokogoma District, Abuja.

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According to the anti-graft agency, the estate measures 150,500 square metres and contains 753 Units of duplexes and other apartments. Justice Onwuegbuzie ruled that the property should be forfeited to the federal government.

Igbokwe reacts to EFCC's revelation

Reacting to the report, Joe Igbokwe, in a Facebook post on Monday evening, December 2, alleged that the property was owned by the immediate past governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele.

"I hear with one ear that the 753 duplexes forfeited by an FCT Court in Apo belong to former CBN Gov Godwin Emefiele. This one choked me to the marrow. Many Nigerians no dey fear God again oooo. Godwin Emefiele is one of them."

Although the EFCC did not mention the estate's owner, the anti-graft agency has probed the former apex bank governor and has secured several court judgments to take over the ownership of Emefiele's property.

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See Igbokwe's Facebook post here:

Joe Igbokwe: How to manage crazy bills

Legit.ng earlier reported that the APC chieftain Joe Igbokwe has again lamented the electricity hike in the country's electricity cost.

The former aide to Lagos state governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu said he switches off his air conditioners and other electricity appliances.

Igbokwe stated that it was difficult to survive on some days after lamenting he spent up to N20,000 daily on electricity consumption.

Proofreading by James, Ojo Adakole, journalist and copy editor at Legit.ng.

Source: Legit.ng