Nigeria, Nov. 28 -- The Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday froze a London property linked to the late Jeremiah Useni, a Nigerian military-era Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

Judge Binta Nyako issued the order freezing the property for 14 days, following an ex-parte application by Nigeria's Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB).

She ordered that within the 14-day period, the CCB must advertise the court order in a newspaper to invite whoever is interested in the property to come forward to prove legitimate acquisition, a lawyer who witnessed the proceedings told PREMIUM TIMES on Friday.

The property, located at 79 Randall Avenue, London, caught the attention of the Nigerian government following audacious but futile efforts of sen...