AMCON  said Governor Ahmed is a high-profile obligor of the corporation.

Its spokesperson, Judd Nwauzor, in a statement noted that the ex-governor despite holding “one of the highly exalted political offices” in the country, remained recalcitrant over the repayment of his obligation.

“Early today and in compliance with the court order, AMCON through the Law firm of Chief Robert Ohuoba of Robert Ohuoba & Co, one of the leading Asset Management Partners (AMPs) of AMCON who also received protective orders from the court, took possession of the mansion belonging to the former Governor situate at Abdulfatah Street, GRA, Ilorin, Kwara State.

“AMCON had taken over the Non-Performing Loans of the former governor and his companies, Trans Properties and Investment Limited and Trans It Consulting Limited, from the former Intercontinental Bank, FinBank and Bank PHB during the first phase of EBA purchases, in line with its mandate under the AMCON Act. All efforts to peacefully resolve the loan had been frustrated by the former Governor who remained recalcitrant, which left AMCON no other choice than to seek justice in court”, the statement said.

It continued, “AMCON had to commence asset tracing through its appointed law firm of Robert Ohuoba & Co. on Abdulfatah Ahmed, an exercise, which further revealed nine (9) properties of the obligor situate in Kwara, Lagos State and the Federal Capital territory (FCT), Abuja, which the Corporation has plans to enforce upon.

“This action is in line with Section 49 (1) of the AMCON Act 2019 (As Amended), which states that: 49 (1) Where the Corporation has reasonable cause to believe that a debtor or debtor company is the bona fide owner of any movable or immovable property, it may apply to the Court, before or at the time of filing of action for debt recovery or other like action or at any time after the filing of action, and before or after the service of the originating process by which such action is commenced on the debtor or debtor company, by motion ex-parte for an interlocutory order granting possession of the property to the Corporation pending the hearing and determination of the debt recovery or other action to abide the decision in such action.”

Other assets of former Governor Ahmed which the court granted AMCON possession over included properties on: No 13, Alhaji Masha Road, Surulere; No. 9 Wharf, Apapa, Lagos; Plot 3632, Cadastral Zone E27 of Apo, Abuja; Plot 4115, Cadastral Zone F14 of Bazango, Abuja; Plot 8502, Cadastral Zone E31 of Carraway Dallas, Abuja; Plot 494, Cadastral Zone E31 of Carraway Dallas, Abuja; Plot 719, Cadastral Zone E23 of Kyami, Abuja.

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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has interrogated a former Governor of Kwara State, Abdulfatah Ahmed over alleged diversion of N9 billion  from the coffers of the state government.

According to the information scooped from Channels Television, the former governor is being questioned by a crack team of operatives at the EFCC headquarters in the Jabi area of Abuja.

He was said to have arrived the EFCC headquarters at about 10am on Monday, in response to the invitation extended to him by the agency.

Following his arrival at the anti-graft agency’s office, Ahmed was in the interrogation room for about seven hours, writing statements.

Though details of the case were still sketchy as of press time, however sources said  “his arrest was in connection with how funds to the tune of about N9 billion were allegedly diverted from the coffers of Kwara State government”.

The money was alleged to have been diverted during his (Ahmed) tenure as governor of the state, and when he served as the Commissioner for Finance in the administration of former Governor Bukola Saraki.

Spokesman for the EFCC, Wilson Uwujaren, confirmed that the former governor responded to the commission’s invitation, but he declined further comments.

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The Nigeria Police Force informed that the Senate President is still under investigation after the suspects further indicted him.

According to Jimoh Moshood, the Force Public Relations Officer, while addressing journalists, in Abuja, on Wednesday, the two suspects confessed to being political thugs for the Senate President and that they accompanied Senator Saraki to the palace of the traditional ruler of Offa, Olofa of Offa on a condolence visit after the robbery.

Police arrested wanted Offa bank robbers

Saraki was earlier indicted by five of the Offa bank robbery suspects who confessed to the crime on Sunday.

The five gang leaders had earlier claimed that they were political thugs of the Senate President and the Governor of Kwara State, Abdulfatah Ahmed.

Moshood on Wednesday added that Saraki was further indicted as the five gang leaders paraded on Sunday celebrated with Senator Saraki during his daughter’s wedding and they appeared in the same outfit (Aso Ebi) with the wife of the Senate President.

Also, Ayoade Akinnibosun, who is the gang leader has insisted that they are only political thugs to the Senate President and that he had no knowledge that they perpetrated the criminal act.

The Senate President, however, denied the allegations. He dismissed on Sunday that he has no link with criminals. Saraki also described the allegations as ‘baseless’ and “another ploy by the Police to implicate him by all means.”

The Offa robbery attack which occurred on April 5, 2018, has since left a lingering sour taste. According to the police, 33 persons including some pregnant women and nine police officers were killed in the attack. The police force has however promised that they will not be intimidated in the discharge of their duties.

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