FG sells Diezani’s jewelry, Badeh’s house, other seized assets
Federal Government’s constituted Inter-ministerial committee on the disposal of assets forfeited to the government has commenced the process of selling final forfeited assets in 25 locations across Nigeria.
The Chairman of the committee, Dayo Apata, disclosed this on Tuesday at a press conference.
Recall that President Muhammadu Buhari had on November 9, inaugurated the committee following a presidential directive of October 27, recognising the need for the office of the attorney-general of the federation to coordinate and oversee a uniform process or common platform for the recovery, management, and sale of all assets forfeited to the federal government.
Apata said the assets recovery and disposal process are part of the administration of criminal justice.
He said the committee comprised of representatives from the presidency, police, navy, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), as well as ministries of finance, justice, works and housing, among others, is working towards completing its assignment within six months.
Some of the assets to be sold include landed properties, plants, machinery, motor vehicles, jewellery, etc.
“It needs to be emphasized that asset recovery and disposal constitutes an integral part of the administration of criminal justice which are all within the purview of the Hon. Attorney-General of the Federation,” he said
“The Committee is working assiduously to complete its assignment within the six (6) months’ time frame as spelt out in the presidential directive and is guided by the Asset Tracing, Recovery and Management Regulations, 2019, Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) and its Terms of Reference (TOR).
“The composition of the Committee reflects a fair spread across relevant MDAs. It is interesting to note that the composition of the Committee cuts across institutions not only involved in the asset recovery but also institutions with special skills, competencies and oversight of security over the assets.”