Embattled former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, has been identified as the owner of the largest estate in Abuja, comprising 753 duplexes. The estate was recently forfeited to the Nigerian government following a court ruling by the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Apo, presided over by Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie.
Human rights activist and convener of the Movement, Omoyele Sowore, confirmed this in a post on his Twitter account. Sowore stated, “I just heard from the grapevine that the 753 duplexes forfeited by an FCT court in Apo belong to Muhammadu Buhari’s CBN governor, Godwin Emefiele.”
On Monday, Justice Onwuegbuzie ordered the final forfeiture of the expansive estate, which spans 150,500 square meters and includes 753 units of duplexes and other apartments, to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on behalf of the Nigerian government.
The EFCC said in a release that this was the single largest asset recovery by the Commission since its inception in 2003.
