The Economic & Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has named the immediate past Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, (CBN) Godwin Emefiele as the owner of the 753 duplexes and apartments it seized in Lokogoma, Abuja.
The EFCC made the seizure and forfeiture of the properties public Wednesday, after a court order that required interested parties to appear within 14 days last month.
The EFCC made the seizure and forfeiture public on monday, 2nd December, 2024.
According to the EFCC Affidavit, “the properties sought to be forfeited are reasonably suspected to have been acquired and/or developed with the proceeds of unlawful activities.”
The address and the size of the property are given by the EFCC as “PLOT 109, CAD ZONE C09, LOKOGOMA DISTRICT, ABUJA: MEASURING 150,462.86 Sqm.”
The Commission also averred in the court papers that, “In the course of this investigation, it was revealed that the erstwhile CBN governor negotiates kickbacks in return for the allocation of foreign exchange to some companies that were in desperate need of foreign exchange for their lawful and legitimate businesses.”
In the same vein, names of some other CBN officials were mentioned, such as the head of litigation.
According to the papers, ”upon investigation, it was revealed that one Ifeanyi Omeke, a Deputy General Manager and Head of Litigation of Zenith Bank, Plc, worked closely with Godwin Emefiele and ran several errands for him, which included the purchase and perfection of title documents for several properties located in highbrow areas of Lagos and Abuja.”
![Rev. Fr. Anthony Odiong, a US-based Nigerian Louisiana Catholic priest, was arrested in Florida on Tuesday for possessing child pornography, according to law authorities. The suspect is reportedly accused of many other cases of sexual assault. The Waco, Texas, Police Department announced in a Facebook post on Tuesday that officers detained Father Anthony Odiong in Ave Maria, Florida, with assistance from the United States Marshals Service. Waco police announced in March that they had received "credible information" about a sexual assault allegedly committed by Odiong in Texas in 2012. “During the subsequent investigation, a case of possession of child pornography was uncovered,” the police said. The priest was apprehended in Florida by the Caribbean Regional Fugitive Task Force. The Waco Police Department said that he will be extradited to Texas. Odiong had previously served in the Archdiocese of New Orleans before being removed as priest in December of last year due to controversy over homilies in which he claimed, among other things, that the Catholic Church was being taken over by "the gays." At the time, the priest was also accused of abusive behaviour; a Louisiana lady claimed in U.S. bankruptcy court that Odiong had committed both financial and sexual abuse against her. Prior to joining the New Orleans Archdiocese, Odiong served in at least two Texas parishes. On Tuesday, Waco police stated that during their sexual assault investigation, "the presence of other survivors was revealed." “Multiple women have come forward to tell similar experiences as the sexual assault survivor who reported the initial allegation,” the police department said. “Survivors’ experiences ranged from sexual assault and indecent assault, more commonly recognised as groping, and financial abuse, with some survivors experiencing every element of Anthony Odiong’s manipulation.” The police said they “believe there may be more survivors, and we wish to speak with anyone who [has] had similar encounters” with the priest. The Archdiocese of New Orleans issued a brief news release on Tuesday noting Odiong's arrest in Florida. The archdiocese “encourages anyone with any information to contact law enforcement,” the release said.](https://chronicle.ng/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/ezgif-6-4730550ede-450x300.jpg "Is Anthony Odiong still a priest after life in prison sentence over rape?")
