BREAKING: FBI list: Court orders final forfeiture of Invictus CEO, Obi Okeke's N235m
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Dec 03, 2020
Justice A. M. Liman of the Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos, has ordered the final forfeiture of N235,451,969 traced to the account of a convicted fraudster, Obinwanne Okeke, to the Federal Government of Nigeria.
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Wilson Uwujaren, announced this in a statement on Thursday.
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Okeke, the Chief Executive Officer of Invictus Group, pleaded guilty to two charges: computer fraud and wire fraud.
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DAILY POST reported his arrest in August 2019 by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
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Okeke, who made it into Forbes Africa's Under 30 List in 2016, was nabbed for $11 million fraud after an official account belonging to a steel company's CEO was hacked.
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The FBI was contacted about the scam by the representatives of Unatrac Holding Limited, the export sales office for Caterpillar heavy industrial and firm equipment.
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On March 23, 2020, Justice Liman ordered the interim forfeiture of the money domiciled in First City Monument Bank (FCMB).
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This was sequel to an ex parte application dated December 18, 2019, by the Lagos Zonal Office of the EFCC.
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The Judge ordered the EFCC to advertise the same in any national newspaper for anyone to show cause why the said money should not be finally forfeited to Nigeria.
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After the publication of the order, the EFCC on June 2, 2020, filed a Motion on Notice seeking seizure.
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In court on November 12, 2020, EFCC counsel, I. Sulaiman, prayed for the confiscation.
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Justice Liman granted and ordered the final forfeiture of the money to the Federal Government.
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