At a media briefing in Abuja, EFCC’s
Head of Media and Publicity, Mr. Wilson Uwujaren, asserted that the commission
had since July 10, 2010, handed over all the property and funds recovered from
the former governor to the state government at an open ceremony performed by
Farida Waziri, the immediate past chairman of the commission.
Wilson said the assets recovered
from Alameyeseigha were handed over to then Governor Timipre Sylva, adding that
there was nothing still left with the commission in that regard.
Wilson said: “I am sure some of you
were witnesses in 2010, precisely July 10, 2010, when the assets recovered from
Alamiyeseigha were handed over to the Bayelsa State government.
” Timipre Sylva, then governor of
the state was on hand to receive the assets, which included Chelsea Hotel,
Abuja from former chairman of EFCC, Mrs. Farida Waziri.
“If there are issues arising from
the handling of the case, or any other case(s) for that matter, the Commission
as a responsible corporate organization is willing to entertain such issues.”
The commission, however, warned that
it would not succumb to any form of blackmail from any quarters over the Alam’s
loot and expressed delight that Bayelsa State government had distanced itself
from spurious attempts by individuals to blackmail it over the matter.
On the pension scam, which it has
been investigating, the commission boasted that it had succeeded in forfeiting
to the federal government the proceeds of fraud committed by the suspects.
Among the property seized and
forfeited to the government is one linked to Shuaibu Teidi, former director,
Pension Accounts, Office of the Head of Service of the Federation, who is
facing a 22-count charge bordering on obtaining money by false pretence,
conspiracy to commit fraud and concealing the origin of stolen pension funds to
the tune of N18.3 billion
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