BREAKING: Fresh Facts Emerge as Court Gives Verdict on Ekweremadu’s Case

The Federal High Court’s Abuja Division has called the continued arrest of Senator Ike Ekweremadu, a former vice president of the Senate, “pathetic.”

Justice Inyang Ekwo declared in a decision on Friday, January 20th, in a case involving an interim forfeiture judgment against Ekweremadu’s assets that no Nigerian person, whether living in Nigeria or abroad, deserves to go through such a traumatic experience.

The court also found that the affidavits presented to it refuted the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s (EFCC) assertion that Ekweremadu, his firm, Foundation, and wife were the true owners of all 40 properties named in the motion for temporary assets forfeiture.

The judge declared: “No Nigerian should be obliged to go through this kind of struggle whether at home or abroad. The facts of this case create a heart-rending scenario.”

According to the court’s ruling, “In this matter, the respondent (EFCC) addressed Exhibit SIE 2 (a letter) to the Crown Prosecution Service in the United Kingdom, which letter was used as evidence to refuse Senator Ike Ekweremadu bail in the criminal proceedings,” The Sun newspaper reported.

I think this is a morally repugnant behavior. The respondent’s actions unequivocally demonstrate that this action was brought in ill faith. “In law, insincerity of purpose or belief is referred to as ill faith.

According to the facts of this case, I believe that the application for forfeiture was not made in good faith and should be rejected.

Sen. Ike Ekweremadu, a troubled Nigerian senator, will spend Christmas and New Year’s in jail since the Central Criminal Court in London once again granted him bail. According to the Punch newspaper, the court denied him bail on Tuesday, December 21, citing the possibility of his escape.

According to reports, the EFCC’s letter on asset forfeiture cases brought against him also contributed to the refusal of bail.