The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the interim forfeiture of nine properties linked to former Minister of State for Petroleum Resources Timipre Sylva. Justice Obiora Egwuatu granted the order following an ex-parte application filed by Economic and Financial Crimes Commission counsel Oluwaleke Atolagbe. The properties are now under the control of the Federal Government pending further legal proceedings. The EFCC stated the assets were acquired through illicit means, though specific details of the allegations were not disclosed in court. The order takes immediate effect, with the agency directed to manage the properties until the conclusion of the case. No date has been set for the next hearing. Sylva has not made a public statement regarding the forfeiture. The court did not provide a timeline for the resolution of the matter.
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