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.

The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the final forfeiture of N150million linked to a serving member of the House of Representatives, Nicholas Mutu, to the Nigerian…

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…