Federal Government has begun the process for the valuation of 1,620 seized properties, including cars, mansions, laptops and phones belonging to persons, the former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke.
Diezani’s property listed include those located in Banana Island Foreshore Estate, Ikoyi, Lagos, 18 flats and six penthouses at Building 3, Block B, Bella Vista, Plot 1, Zone N, Federal Government Layout.
Federal government also listed property belonging to late Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh.
Badeh’s property include houses in the Wuse 2 and Maitama high-end neighbourhoods of Abuja. Others are in No. 14 Adzope Crescent, off Kumasi Crescent; 19 Kumasi Crescent, Wuse 2; and 6 Umme Street, Wuse 2.
Other recovered items belonging to high profile individuals listed are 125 pieces of wedding gowns, 13 pieces of small gowns, 41 pieces of waist trainers, 73 pieces of hard flower, 11 pieces of suit, 11 pieces of invisible bra, 73 pieces of veils, 30 pieces of braziers, two pieces of standing fan, 17 pieces of magic skits, six packets of blankets, one table blanket and 64 pairs of shoes.
Last week, the Federal government begun the process of screening 613 independent valuers expected to manage the sale of the assets alleged to have been illegally acquired, but now permanently forfeited to it in about 25 locations across the country.
1,620 property were marked for auction across the country. They include cars, houses, phones, laptops, vessels and other valuables, with Lagos harbouring the highest number of them.
The property in Lagos for auction include 31 houses and 589 vehicles.
284 firms have submitted bids for the valuation of landed property, including residential, commercial, institutional and underdeveloped plots of land slated for disposal.
Chairman, Inter-ministerial Committee on the Disposal of Forfeited Assets, Mohammed Etsu, had said that 229 proposals were received for the valuation of plants, machinery, motor vehicles, furniture and equipment, while 75 companies submitted bids for the valuation of water vessels for disposal, and 25 companies presented bids for the valuation of jewellery, ornaments and clothing materials for disposal.
Etsu, who is also the Solicitor-General of the Federation, said the committee would ensure a harmonised and transparent process to safeguard the recovered assets by the relevant agencies.
