The seizures were part of the ongoing investigations into a controversial land swap deal carried out by the minister to the tune of N1tn between 2010 and 2015, Punch reports.
According to an EFCC source, “So far, we have seized about 12 properties from Bala Mohammed and his son,who he used in buying many properties.
However, this is just a tip of the iceberg because we found out that there are still a lot of properties to be recovered.
“After investigations, we will arraign Bala (ex-minister) before an FCT High Court while his son will be arraigned before a Federal High Court anytime from now, the source added.”
Mohammed, who has been inEFCC custodyfor over six weeks, allegedly entered into some controversial land deals and gave some landed properties to his allies for the construction of malls.
The source said, “We have evidence that the ex-minister diverted funds from Internally Generated Revenue.
He also gave land arbitrarily to friends without following due process. Some of the land had even been allocated to other people but seized from them unjustly.”
The insider alleged that the former minister was also a front for Mrs. Patience Jonathan, the wife of ex-President Goodluck Jonathan.
Another source was quoted as saying that there was evidence to show that the ex-minister had given other plots of land to Patience in a similar fashion.
“We have evidence to show that Bala Mohammed was a front for Patience Jonathan. He abused his position and used it to allocate land to her as well. Patience hasseveral business interests in Abuja, including a hotel”, he added.
Credit: Daily Post
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