By Innocent Anaba
The Court of Appeal sitting in Lagos Division, Wednesday, affirmed the judgment of a Federal High Court in Lagos ordering the final forfeiture of multiple assets linked to retired Major General Emmanuel Atewe (retd) to the Federal Government, holding that his appeal lacked merit.
In a unanimous judgment delivered virtually via Zoom, the appellate court, presided over by Justice Boloukuromo Ugo, resolved all three issues raised in the appeal in favour of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, and dismissed the appeal in its entirety.
The appeal challenged the May 5, 2023 judgment of the Federal High Court, by Justice C. Aneke, which granted the EFCC’s application for the final forfeiture of several properties, cash and investment assets alleged to be proceeds of unlawful activities.
In its judgment, the Court of Appeal held that Section 123 of the Armed Forces Act (AFA) and the decision in General Jafaru Muhammed v. EFCC, relied upon by Atewe, were inapplicable to his case.
