Former vice chancellor of the National Open University of Nigeria, Prof. Vincent Tenebe will forfeit a multi-million-naira hotel, Sunflower Hotel Ltd, in Kaduna State
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja and presided over by Justice Inyang Ekwo gave the order following a motion on notice for the final forfeiture of the property moved by F.O. Dibang, counsel to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
“Order is hereby made forfeiting property set out in the schedule attached herein found in the possession of the respondent as properties reasonably suspected to be proceeds of unlawful activities to the Federal Republic of Nigeria,” Mr Ekwo ordered.
The order, made on Oct. 22, was sighted on Monday in Abuja.
While the EFCC was the applicant in the motion on notice, marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/33/2024, Sunflower Hotel Ltd was the sole respondent.
The judge also directed the EFCC to publish the order within 14 days in any national newspaper and on its website or by any other means of publication.
He said this was to enable all persons or bodies who might have interest in the property known as Sunflower Hotel located in Kaduna to claim ownership of the property and to show cause why the property should not be forfeited to the federal government.
The case was then adjourned until March 5 for a report.
According to EFCC investigations the sum of Two Hundred and Seventy-Five Million, Eighty-One Thousand Eight Hundred and Ninety-Six Naira Ninety Kobo (N=275,081,896.09) traced to the Professor Vincent Ado Tenebe’s account was used in building the hotel know as Sunflower Hotel Limited located at Sunflower Crescent, Unguwan Maigero Road, Narayi, Kaduna State.
“That Sunflower Hotel Limited was originally an uncompleted building purchased by Professor Vincent Ado Tenebe from one Yakubu Mamman Akhagbeme, a brother in-law to the said Professor Vincent Ado Tenebe.
