FG confiscates $15 million bribe Ibori purportedly offered Ribadu

A Federal High court sitting in Abuja on Tuesday granted an interim order for the forfeiture of the sum of $15 million(about 2.3 billion naira) being bribe money former governor of Delta State, James Ibori allegedly offered to former chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Nuhu Ribadu(shoo that na person bribe?? ) .The court, presided over by Justice Gabriel Kolawole, also ordered the EFCC to publish the interim forfeiture order in a national newspaper to enable anyone who is interested in the money to come before the court within 14 days and show cause why the final order of forfeiture should not be made in favour of the Federal Government….....Mr Jacobs said that the Commission deposited the said cash into the strong room number 1 of the Central Bank of Nigeria on 26th April, 2007 and that Mr Ibori had since denied giving the bribe to the EFCC or any of its officers.

The Federal Government further argued that it is in the interest of justice to, in the interim, make an order of forfeiture to it and allow a publication to be made in a chosen national newspaper to alert any interested member of the public to come out within 14 days to show their interest, failure to which the court will make an order of final forfeiture in government’s favour. So if you know that you are the owner of the 15 million dollars please go and claim it.