A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the temporary forfeiture of $49,700, which was reportedly seized from Dr Nura Ali, the former Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) for Sokoto State, during the 2023 general elections, under the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
Justice Emeka Nwite delivered this ruling following an ex-parte motion presented by Osuobeni Akponimisingha, the legal representative of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC).
The Federal Government acted as the applicant, while Ali was identified as the sole respondent in the ex-parte motion designated as FHC/ABJ/CS/1846/2024.
The motion, which was dated December 20 and submitted on December 24, was filed collaboratively by the ICPC and the Department of State Service (DSS).
The application was signed by Usman Dauda, the Director of Legal at the DSS, while Akponimisingha, serving as the Assistant Chief Legal Officer at the ICPC, contributed to the drafting of the legal documents.
 for Sokoto State, during the 2023 general elections, under the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).){kind=link}