Former Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, has alleged that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission is behind his travails at the London Court where he is in detention.
The Senator told the Federal High Court Abuja, on Thursday, that the EFCC wrote a letter to the London court, which made the court to refuse him bail.
He disclosed this in an application he filed before the court seeking an order to set aside interim order granted in favour of the Federal Government for forfeiture of his 40 properties in the country and outside the country.
His counsel, Chief Adegboyega Awomolo, SAN, Ekweremadu claimed that the forfeiture order was granted the Federal Government in error because the EFCC suppressed information and facts in respect of the properties.
He alleged that the EFCC fraudulently obtained the forfeiture order for government by concealing information that investigation on the 40 properties started as far back as 2008.
He also alleged that the EFCC was fully aware that he was in detention in London when the application for forfeiture of the properties was filed and argued.
According to him,the anti-graft agency deliberately refused to disclose to the court that he was in London detention and would not be able to counter the forfeiture request.
He prayed the court to set aside the forfeiture order and stay proceedings in the matter until he resolves his ordeal before the London Court.
Counsel to the EFCC, Mr Silvanus Tahir SAN denied that his client was behind Ekweremadu’s travail.
Tahir, however admitted that EFCC wrote the London court based on a special request adding that it was a normal routine for anti-graft agencies to exchange information that would be of help to one another.
He did not oppose request for stay of proceedings till Ekweremadu fully resolve his matter before the London court but however, vehemently opposed the request for setting aside of the forfeiture order.
Justice Inyang Ekwo after taking arguments from parties fixed January 25 next year for ruling in the matter.
The court had on November 4, ordered interim forfeiture of 40 landed property linked to Ekweremadu in some parts of the country and outside the country..