Nigeria, Nov. 7 -- The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it has secured the final forfeiture of $163,592 obtained through an alleged fraud involving a United States-based law firm and a Nigerian businessman, Akpasi Oziegbe.

Trial judge M. S. Liman of the Federal High Court in Abuja granted the forfeiture order on Friday after an application by the EFCC.

According to a statement by EFCC spokesperson Dele Oyewale, the judge held that Mr Oziegbe failed to establish legitimate ownership of the money, which the commission traced to his domiciliary account operated under the name Micoz Bluelink Enterprise at United Bank for Africa (UBA).

The statement noted that Mr Oziegbe obtained the money by impersonating Edward Campbel...