Fresh Unverified Claims Revive Questions Over ₦1.825bn Forfeiture Linked to Ex-Navy Chief Ezeoba
Fresh, unverified claims have renewed attention on the 2017 final forfeiture of ₦1.825 billion linked to former Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Dele Ezeoba (retd.). A Federal High Court in Lagos ordered the funds forfeited to the Federal Government after an EFCC application. The EFCC alleged that the money was diverted from the Nigerian Navy and held in an account associated with Chukwuka Onwuchekwa and Aquila Leasing Limited. The commission also alleged that Ezeoba controlled the account and later pursued an arrangement to acquire shares in the company. Sources familiar with the matter now claim that funds connected to the earlier financial dealings were used to develop a luxury apartment in Maitama, Abuja. This allegation was not part of the 2017 court proceedings and could not be independently verified. Ezeoba was not shown in the cited proceedings to have been convicted of the wider allegations. His response to the latest claim was not available at the time of reporting.
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