A LEADING governorship aspirant in Ogun State, Mr. Kayode Amusan, has sued the Attorney General of the Federation, Mohammed Adoke and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over the sealing of his campaign office located at the Oke Ilewo GRA in Abeokuta.
Also joined as co-defendants in the suit filed at the Federal High Court, Abeokuta, are the Federal Government and the owner of the said property, Mr. Felix Oriyomi Ewulo.
In his statement, Amusan, a former member of the House of Representatives, said sometime in November 2012, he bought the property in dispute from the fourth defendant, Felix Oriyomi, for N30 million and immediately took possession of the property, a bungalow located at 19a, Gbadebop Street, GRA, Oke Ilewo in Abeokuta.
The plaintiff added that in May 2013, he commenced the renovation of the property for the purpose of converting it to its campaign office for the forthcoming 2015 governorship election.
But to his consternation, however, the plaintiff claimed that on May 19 this year, the EFCC, which is the third defendant served him a notice, indicating that the property had been temporarily forfeited to the Federal Government pursuant to a court order.
The plaintiff is asking the court for an order restraining the defendants from further disturbing, harassing and intimidating him from possession of the property; the sum of N2 billion as damages from the first defendant and a letter of apology from all the defendants.
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