The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it has obtained orders for the interim forfeiture of assets traced to Senator Rochas Okorocha and his wife.
Head of EFCC Enugu zonal office, Usman Imam, said this on Wednesday while briefing journalists on the commission’s activities in the last eight months.
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Mr Imam said the commission also obtained a similar order on a property traced to a former aide to Mr Okorocha, Paschal Obi, and the former governor’s daughter.
He said the commission had established prima facie cases against the suspects which they would answer to.
Imam said the commission would like to know how the Rochas Foundation and others allegedly acquired and or converted some of the property for personal use.
He listed some of the property to include a 16-block cum 96 flats and an eight-bungalow multimillion naira estate, hotel, two schools, shopping plaza, supermarket, hospital, and four vehicles.
Imam said all the facilities, including the schools, would remain functional as the commission would not like to shut them down for the sake of the students and other users.
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He said: “Other recoveries were made and are awaiting forfeiture, but for the court vacation. They include a twin three-storey building with a three-bedroom bungalow and a duplex, both in Enugu. The properties were recovered from cyber fraudsters.”
He added that the commission, within the period, recovered N213.85 million and $10, 600.
