Court Orders Interim Forfeiture Of $376m Traced To Major General Hakeem Otiki.

The Federal High Court, Abuja on Wednesday ordered an interim forfeiture of $376,120 allegedly connected to Major General Hakeem Otiki. This followed an ex parte application by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.<br />Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu ordered the commission to publish the court order in a national daily to enable anyone interested in the money to appear and show cause why it should not be permanently forfeited to the Federal Government. The judge gave any interested person 14 days from the date of publication to show cause.