A court of appeal in Abuja has ordered that the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Niger state, Liman Kantigi to permanently forfeit some of his properties to the federal government.
The development was confirmed in a statement by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday, November 3, Daily Nigerian reported.
In the statement, the anti-graft agency said the order was issued after an appeal was filed by Baba Chado-Kantigi, who claimed ownership of house No. 10, Kinshasa Street, Wuse Zone 6, Abuja.
It said Chado-Kantigi, in the appeal, claimed ownership of the property which was linked to the PDP governorship candidate, Liman Kantigi.
Kantigi was an ex-Niger state commissioner for local government and chieftaincy affairs under the administration of former governor Babangida Aliyu.
However, Justice Bature Gafar in his delivering his judgment, dismissed the appeal and ordered that the property be permanently forfeited to the federal government.
The EFCC, had, sometime in 2017, confiscated some properties linked to Kantigi based on intelligence linking him with money laundering and fraudulent acquisition of assets.