Withheld 27 properties: EFCC chair faces contempt

Olukoyede

A Federal High Court in Abuja has warned the chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission about the consequences of his alleged continued failure to comply with its October 31, 2025, judgment, directing the immediate release of 27 houses the commission had allegedly wrongly seized on the assumption that they were acquired with proceeds of crime.

The warning is contained in a Form 48 issued on Tuesday by the court’s registrar and addressed directly to the Executive Chairman of the EFCC.

The Form 48 was sighted by our correspondent on Wednesday.

It reads: “To the Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission of Plot 301/302, Institute and Research Cadastral District, Jabi, Abuja. Punch