Nigeria, May 19 -- The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured a court order of final forfeiture of Hawker 800XP private jet allegedly purchased with proceeds of fraud linked to the Maiduguri Emergency Power Project (MEPP).

Judge Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court in Abuja granted the order on Monday after ruling that the claimant failed to show sufficient cause why the aircraft should not be permanently forfeited to the Federal Government.

The aircraft, with registration number 5N-AMK and serial number 258553, was forfeited following an application filed by the EFCC.

In his ruling, Mr Nwite held that Valiente Jet Limited, the company claiming ownership of the aircraft, failed to establish the lawful source of th...