Emfiele broke the silence of the so-called forfeited property.
Nigeria News Nalin Reports said that Mr. Godwin Effien Emifier, former governor of the CBN of Nigeria, once again disengaged himself and his immediate family from the federal government’s property ownership in the federal government. Distance to Lagos.
Emefiele acknowledged that the assets belonged to his relatives, but neither he nor his immediate family owned the property in question.
His clarification of property ordered to be seized on Friday, February 21 in a press statement issued by Abuja lawyer Olawal Fapohunda, representing his law in Abuja team.
Among other things, the former CBN governor noted that a DeepBlue Energy Limited, founded in 2009, was owned by his relatives, not himself, and was sold by the media.
According to him, the same Federal High Court Justice Ikoyi Lagos (Ikoyi) had previously released an interim confiscation order on the same asset and is now ordered to be honorary Justice Jerim Bogoro (Yellim Bogoro) died.
Emefiele warned those who linked him and his family to assets to stop doing so in a fair interest.
Part of the statement read:
“Our attention has drawn recent news reports that Bogoro, Ikoyi of the Federal High Court, has approved allegedly related to an Anita Joy Omoile and its companies, including DeepBlue Energy Limited The final confiscation order of certain properties.
“It is important to clarify that DeepBlue Energy Limited was established in 2009 and is owned by Mr. Godwin Emefiele, a relative of our client, but not by Mr. Emefiele himself.
“To avoid any doubt, we act as legal representatives of Godwin Emefiele, explicitly separate our clients from the ownership of the assets in question.
“To emphasize that the assets concerned do not belong to our client or his immediate family.
“In addition, the information contacted with us states that the same Federal High Court Justice Ikoyi Lagos has previously released an interim confiscation order that is now fined by the Bogoro Honorary Justice .
“We urge all stakeholders and the public to take note of this clarification and to stop linking these assets to Mr. Goldwin Emmefell.”
The federal high court in Lagos has ordered the permanent confiscation of $4.7 million, $830 million, allegedly related to Emefiele.
Justice Yellim Bogoro also ordered the forfeiture of a $900,000 investment in his judgment on Friday, February 21, 2025, which can be traced back to Anita Joy Omoile, a relative of Emefiele.
The court also ordered another $4.4 million worth of $4.4 million to DeepBlue Energy Services Ltd, as well as another $283 million in Zenith Bank, to Liman Investment Ltd, 20,000 euros, £1,999.50. De Change (BDC), all companies related to Mossener.
In the case of the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC), Justice Bogoro ultimately confiscated all funds to the federal government of Nigeria after deeming it as a gain from illegal activities.
However, Emefiele insisted in the release that the assets discussed belonged to others, including his relatives, not himself, and were hinted in the media.
