The seized mansion. Photo: Eniola Akinkuotu
The Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission has sealed off a mansion allegedly belonging to a former
Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Mohammed Umar (retd).
Punch Newspaper’s correspondent, who visited the house
located on 1853 Deng Xiano Ping Street, off Mahathir Mohammed Street,
Asokoro Extension, Abuja, observed stickers bearing the EFCC logo pasted
on the gate.
According to the EFCC, the house is worth about N860m.
The EFCC had alleged before an Abuja
Federal High Court that, “while being the Chief of Air Staff, Nigerian
Air Force, between March and April 2012, in Abuja, within the
jurisdiction of the court did the accused (Umar) use the United States
dollars equivalent of the sum of N860,000,000 (Eight hundred and sixty
million naira) removed from the accounts of the Nigerian Air Force to
purchase for yourself a property lying and situate at plot 1853 Deng
Xiano Ping Street, off Mahathir Mohammed street, Asokoro extension
Abuja.”
The anti-graft agency had also alleged
that Umar removed another N700m from the accounts of the NAF to purchase
a property at 14, Vistula Close, off Panama Street, Maitama, Abuja,
while N500m was removed from the accounts of the NAF to purchase a
property comprising a four-bedroomed duplex at Road 3B, Street 2,
Mabushi Ministers Hill, Abuja.