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Forfeited properties: Godwin Emefiele’s legal team denies ownership
Emefiele’s legal team urged the public and stakeholders to refrain from associating the forfeited properties with him, emphasizing that the reports misrepresent the facts.
The legal representatives of former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele, have categorically denied his involvement in the ownership of properties recently forfeited by a Federal High Court in Lagos.
A statement signed by Olawale Fapohunda, Esq., on behalf of Emefiele’s legal team, clarified that the properties, allegedly linked to Anita Joy Omoile and her companies, including DeepBlue Energy Limited, do not belong to Emefiele or any member of his immediate family.
The clarification follows reports that Justice Bogoro of the Federal High Court, Ikoyi, had granted a final forfeiture order on the properties. However, the legal team pointed out that Justice Aneke, another judge of the same court, had previously discharged an interim forfeiture order on the same assets.
“For the avoidance of doubt, we categorically disassociate our client from the ownership of the assets in question,” the statement read. “The assets do not belong to our client or any member of his immediate family.”
The statement further explained that DeepBlue Energy Limited, incorporated in 2009, is owned by a relative of Emefiele but is not linked to him directly.
Emefiele’s legal team urged the public and stakeholders to refrain from associating the forfeited properties with him, emphasizing that the reports misrepresent the facts.
The controversy adds to the legal battles surrounding the former CBN governor, who has been the subject of various investigations in recent months.
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