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Court Dismisses Suit Filed By FG Seeking Permanent Forfeiture Of Accounts Without BVN

Farouk Mohammed
By Farouk Mohammed
Published: June 22, 2018
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The Federal High Court, Abuja, has dismissed a suit filed by the federal government (FG) seeking permanent forfeiture of accounts not linked to Bank Verification Number (BVN).

Justice Nnamdi Dimgba dismissed the motion on notice seeking permanent forfeiture of accounts without BVN in a judgment he delivered on Friday.

Justice Dimgba said the motion was dismissed on the grounds that the federal government did not show verifiable evidence that it had urged the banks to comply with the court order.

The court also held that there was no evidence to prove the government’s claim that funds in the account were acquired through proceeds of crime.

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The court further insisted that the evidential burden of proof lied on the government.

The judge noted that the conditions spelt out in the relevant sections of the Advance Fee Fraud Act as they related to the accounts were not met to warrant an order of permanent forfeiture.

He observed that there was no publication of the accounts not linked to BVNs in some of the national dailies just as there was no evidence to show non compliance by the banks.

The court also held that the plaintiff did not take any steps to enforce the modified order as there was no evidence to show that it had filed contempt proceeding against the defendants.

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Dimgba, however, said the order of Oct.17, 2017 that was modified still subsisted and that the plaintiff still had the right to ensure its compliance.

Earlier, the court described the objection raised by the defendants that the AGF lacked locus standi to file the suit on behalf of the EFCC as lacking in merit.

The court held that if the AGF could be sued in civil litigation, nothing constitutionally prohibited the office from suing on behalf of any federal government agency.

The judge had on Oct. 17, 2017 ordered 19 commercial banks in the country to, among other directives, freeze and disclose accounts and funds without BVN.

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