Delta Rep Loses N150m to FG as Court Orders Final Forfeiture
Justice J.O. Abdulmalik granted the final forfeiture after the EFCC linked the money to alleged kickbacks totaling over N400 million.
- On June 2, 2026, Justice Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court in Maitama, Abuja, ordered the final forfeiture of ₦150m linked to Federal House of Representatives member Nicholas Mutu to the Federal Government.
- The EFCC linked the money to alleged corrupt dealings during Mutu's tenure as chairman of the House Committee on the Niger Delta Development Commission.
- According to the EFCC, the lawmaker allegedly received kickbacks exceeding N400 million from a consultant working with the NDDC.
- Following an interim order and public notice, no interested parties provided sufficient cause to stop the permanent forfeiture.
- Justice Abdulmalik ruled in favour of the EFCC after no convincing explanation was provided to justify retaining the seized funds.
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Court orders final forfeiture of N150m linked to longest...
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered the final forfeiture of the total sum of N150m linked to the longest serving member of the House of Representatives, Nicholas Mutu. Justice Joyce Abdulmalik granted the order following an application by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) through its legal team led by Ekele Iheanacho, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria. Daily Trust reports that Mutu, who is unarguably the longest servin…
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Nigerian News. Latest Nigeria News. Your online Nigerian Newspaper.Delta Rep loses N150m to FG as court orders final forfeiture
A Federal High Court sitting in Maitama, Abuja, has ordered the final forfeiture of N150 million linked to serving House of Representatives member, Nicholas Mutu, to the Federal Government. Justice J.O. Abdulmalik delivered the ruling after the court upheld an application filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. According to the court, the funds should be permanently forfeited after no convincing explanation was provided to s…
Court Orders Final Forfeiture of ‘N150m Kickback’ Linked to Delta Rep
A federal high court in Abuja has ordered the final forfeiture of N150 million linked to Nicholas Mutu, lawmaker representing Bomadi/Patani constituency of Delta state in the house of representatives, to the federal government. In a judgment delivered on Thursday, Joyce Abdulmalik, presiding judge, held that the money constituted proceeds of unlawful activities and granted the application filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EF…
Court Orders Final Forfeiture Of ₦150m Linked To Rep Nicholas Mutu, Says Funds Were Proceeds Of Unlawful Activities
The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the final forfeiture of ₦150 million linked to a member of the House of Representatives, Nicholas Mutu, to the Federal Government. Mutu, who represents Bomadi/Patani Federal Constituency of Delta State, is a six-term lawmaker. He was elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party before defecting to the All Progressives Congress in 2025. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission disclosed t…
Court Orders Final Forfeiture Of N150m Kickback Linked To Delta Rep Nicholas Mutu
A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered that N150 million linked to Nicholas Mutu, the lawmaker representing Bomadi/Patani Federal Constituency of Delta State in the House of Representatives, be permanently forfeited to the Federal Government. Justice Joyce Abdulmalik, who held that the money was linked to unlawful activities, gave the ruling on Thursday after […]
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