The two judgments emanated from separate proceedings, and were delivered by different judges and determined different legal issues, SaharaReporters gathered.
Court documents have confirmed that the recent Federal High Court judgment ordering the forfeiture of funds linked to a company associated with a member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Nicholas Mutu, came after an earlier judgment acquitting the same lawmaker and two companies of all criminal charges filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
The two judgments emanated from separate proceedings, and were delivered by different judges and determined different legal issues, SaharaReporters gathered.
While the earlier judgment arose from a criminal trial that lasted almost seven years, the later decision concerned a civil application seeking the forfeiture of funds allegedly linked to one of the companies.
Court records showed that on April 15, 2026, Justice F.O.G. Ogunbanjo of the Federal High Court, Abuja, discharged and acquitted Mutu, Airworld Technologies Limited and Oyien Homes Limited on all 13 counts preferred against them by the Federal Government through the EFCC.
