YAKUBU asked the Federal High Court sitting in Kano to set aside the forfeiture order it granted in favour of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in respect of the sums of nine point seven million US dollars and seventy-four thousand British pounds that were found in a safe at his apartment.
In court papers filed on his behalf by a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, AHMED RAJI, the former NNPC Boss maintained that the court lacked the territorial jurisdiction to grant the Federal Government ownership of his money.
He contends that since the alleged offence was committed in Abuja; it was against the provisions of the Federal High Court Act for the offence to be tried by a court that does not exercise jurisdiction in the area or place where the offence was committed.
ANDREW YAKUBU’s lawyers also faulted the court ruling for lack of compliance with the EFCC Act; pointing out that it was made based on alleged offences under the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission Act.
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