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Festus Akanbi Lagos lawyer and former President of the West Africa Bar Association (WABA), Mr. Femi Falana (SAN), yesterday dismissed what he described as repackaged allegation that he bought an Abuja property allegedly recovered by the Pension Reform Taskforce for N1 billion in 2015. The fiery lawyer, who insisted the allegation was merely being renewed after past attempts could not be substantiated, said in a statement that he had never bought any property from the federal government including the controversial property in Maitama, Abuja. In the statement made available to THISDAY, Falana said, “My attention has just been drawn to the renewed version of the lie to the effect that the same property lying and being at 42, Gana Street, Maitama District, Abuja, allegedly recovered by the Pension Reform Task Force was valued at N6,000,000,000.00 (Six Billion Naira) but sold to me for N1,000,000,000.00 (One Billion Naira) sometime in 2015.” ....
Again, Falana denies buying property from EFCC Mr Falana says the allegation is a renewed version of a sponsored lie. 3 min read Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has again denied buying property from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Mr Falana’s earlier denial came on the heels of the claim by the Abubakar Malami, Attorney-General of the Federation, in 2017 that “a Lagos lawyer” bought one of the assets recovered from pension thieves and handed to the EFCC. The senior advocate’s fresh rebuttal on Friday followed Thursday’s testimony of Ngozika Ihuoma a defence witness called to testify by the chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT), Abdulrasheed Maina, who is being prosecuted on money laundering charges at the Federal High Court in Abuja. ....
I Never Bought Any N6billion Property From Pension Task Force Under Maina Falana Falana challenged the government to provide proofs that he bought the property for N1 billion as being peddled. by SaharaReporters, New York Mar 05, 2021 Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, has said he never bought any N6 billion property recovered by the defunct Pension Reform Task Force under Abdulrasheed Maina in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, as being peddled by some cronies of the government. Falana explained on Friday that the property, located at 42, Gana Street, Maitama District, Abuja, was rather used as a collateral by the owner for a loan from Bank PHB in 2008. ....
I never bought any property from EFCC Falana On Kindly Share This Story: Femi Falana(SAN) A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, Femi Falana, Friday denied buying any property from the Economic Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. In a statement sent to Vanguard, Falana explained the incidents surrounding the said property. Yesterday, a witness, Mr. Ngozika Ihuoma, while narrating before the Federal High Court in Abuja, how, EFCC, under its former Acting Chairman, Ibrahim Magu, mismanaged 222 assets worth N1.63trillion, which he said was recovered by the defunct Pension Reform Taskforce Team, PRTT, opined that “One of the properties in question located at No 42, Gana Street, Maitama, was illegally acquired by a renowned lawyer while the property was still subject to litigation,” the witness added, insisting that EFCC should be made to account for all the recovered assets. ....