Read
the press statement from EFCCThe Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission, EFCC, Enugu Zonal Office, has filed a motion for interim
forfeiture of $2.8million (Two Million, Eighty Hundred Thousand United
States Dollars), before a Federal High Court, Enugu state.Also filed is
an affidavit of urgency for the matter to be heard on December 27th
2018, before a vacation Judge sitting in Port Harcourt.Recall that the
Commission had on Thursday, December 20, 2018, intercepted the said
money based on intelligence report from two persons: Ighoh Augustine and
Ezekwe Emmanuel suspected to be money launderers, at Akanu Ibiam
International Airport, Enugu.The suspects had confessed during
interrogation that they have been in the business of moving cash for
"some notable banks", for over six years and were in the process of
doing same for Union Bank Plc, located at New Market, Onitsha, Anambra
State, before their arrest.They allegedly worked for a company:Bankers
Warehouse.At the time of filing this report, the alleged owner of the
money (Union bank) had not made any physical presence in any of the
Commission's offices, including the Enugu office, to establish their
claim.Efforts are being made to secure warrant for their detention of
the suspects pending when they will be charged to court. The warrant is
consequent upon the refusal of the Bank or any of the relatives to come
for the release of the suspects.EFCC files motion for Interim forfeiture of $2. 8m seized at Enugu airport
Read
the press statement from EFCCThe Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission, EFCC, Enugu Zonal Office, has filed a motion for interim
forfeiture of $2.8million (Two Million, Eighty Hundred Thousand United
States Dollars), before a Federal High Court, Enugu state.Also filed is
an affidavit of urgency for the matter to be heard on December 27th
2018, before a vacation Judge sitting in Port Harcourt.Recall that the
Commission had on Thursday, December 20, 2018, intercepted the said
money based on intelligence report from two persons: Ighoh Augustine and
Ezekwe Emmanuel suspected to be money launderers, at Akanu Ibiam
International Airport, Enugu.The suspects had confessed during
interrogation that they have been in the business of moving cash for
"some notable banks", for over six years and were in the process of
doing same for Union Bank Plc, located at New Market, Onitsha, Anambra
State, before their arrest.They allegedly worked for a company:Bankers
Warehouse.At the time of filing this report, the alleged owner of the
money (Union bank) had not made any physical presence in any of the
Commission's offices, including the Enugu office, to establish their
claim.Efforts are being made to secure warrant for their detention of
the suspects pending when they will be charged to court. The warrant is
consequent upon the refusal of the Bank or any of the relatives to come
for the release of the suspects.
