R0mance fraud: Lagos court seizes N17.1m from Nigerian after U.S v!ctim’s su!cide
Romance fraud: Lagos court seizes N17.1m from Nigerian after U.S victim’s suicide
The Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos has ordered the final forfeiture of N17,100,595.40 connected to Ifeanyi Alele David ‘s fraud scheme that preceded United States of America victim’s suicide to the federal government of Nigeria.
Justice A.O. Owoeye ordered the forfeited funds, domiciled in Access Bank account, linked to David, who is being investigated by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over alleged romance fraud and related offences.
The order followed a motion on notice filed by the EFCC’s Lagos Zonal Directorate 1, Ikoyi, through its counsel, C.C. Okezie.
The court had earlier, on February 26, 2026, granted an interim forfeiture order and directed the Commission to publish the order in a national newspaper to allow any interested party to show cause why the funds should not be permanently forfeited to the federal government.
While moving the application for final forfeiture, Okezie informed the court that the EFCC complied with the directive by publishing the notice on April 10, 2026.
