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Judge directs final forfeiture of fugitive drug trafficker’s property to FG

Nigerian Tribune's headline. Reported by Nigerian Tribune.

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Justice Akintayo Aluko of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, has ordered the final forfeiture of real estate linked to an alleged drug baron, Chidozie Francis Orji, to the Federal Government of Nigeria. The court delivered the verdict while ruling on a substantive forfeiture application

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Judge directs final forfeiture of fugitive drug trafficker’s property to FG. Justice Akintayo Aluko of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, has ordered the final forfeiture of real estate linked to an alleged drug baron, Chidozie Francis Orji, to the Federal Government of Nigeria. The court delivered the verdict while ruling on a substantive forfeiture application Covered by 1 publications. Nigerian Tribune: Judge directs final forfeiture of fugitive drug trafficker’s property to FG.

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  1. Nigerian Tribune Nigeria Judge directs final forfeiture of fugitive drug trafficker’s property to FG Justice Akintayo Aluko of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, has ordered the final forfeiture of real estate linked to an alleged drug baron, Chidozie Francis Orji, to the Federal Government of Nigeria. The court delivered the verdict while ruling on a substantive forfeiture application 9 h ago · Tier 3

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