EFCC misled court to seize my houses — Saraki Cries out

Ex-Senate President Bukola Saraki has responded to a court judgment ordering the forfeiture of two of his houses in Ikoyi, Lagos State.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission secured the judgment against Saraki on Monday.

However, taking to his verified Twitter handle @bukolasaraki later on Monday, the ex-Kwara State governor noted: “My attention has been drawn to an Order granted by a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos pursuant to an ex-parte application by EFCC.

“It is my belief that the judge was misled into granting this Order and was not presented with the full position of the law or the facts.

“It is my belief that the Court was not informed of a pending Order of a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja restraining EFCC from taking any steps regarding the seizure of the property in question pending the determination of a suit filed before that Court,” he said.

Also in a statement by his Special Adviser (Media and Publicity), Yusuph Olaniyonu, Saraki stated that the Federal High Court in Lagos must have been misled into granting that order as neither him nor his lawyers were aware of any application by the EFCC for any forfeiture order.

He said there is a subsisting court order issued by the Federal High Court, Abuja, in which the same property was a subject matter and where the EFCC and the Federal Ministry of Justice were parties. The court in that case gave an order restraining the EFCC from taking any further action until the matter is determined.