Obanikoro And Family Recovers N500m Properties From EFCC
The Former Minister of State for Defence, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, his wife and son have been able to recover three properties worth about N500m from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. According to a report by Sunday Punch, the properties include four terrace houses located at 44 Mamman Kotangora Crescent in the highbrow Katamkpe Extension area of Abuja; a parcel of land in Guzape District and a duplex at Olori Mojisola Onikoyi Avenue, Ikoyi, Lagos. Upon visit to the location of the properties on Thursday, the erstwhile red paint inscription, ‘EFCC, Keep Off!’ had been wiped off on the walls of the buildings. Obanikoro, who recently defected to the All Progressives Congress from the Peoples Democratic Party about a year ago, was under investigation along with his two sons for alleged money laundering. The ex-minister was accused of receiving N4.7bn from the Office of the National Security Adviser under the leadership of Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd.) in 2014.