Nigeria, June 12 -- A Nigerian woman, Abigail Katung, who became the first person of African descent to hold the position of the Lord Mayor of Leeds, has been mentioned in a money laundering scandal.

In a judgement on a civil suit delivered on 6 June, the UK High Court of Justice at the King's Bench Division granted a forfeiture order on a property occupied by Mrs Katung.

The property, occupied by Mrs Katung and her two children, was owned by Mansoor Hussain, a businessman in Leeds accused by the UK's National Crime Agency (NCA) of having links to serious criminals and money laundering.

Mrs Katung is the wife of Nigerian Senator Sunday Katung. She signed a Contract of Sale agreement to purchase the property from Mr Hussain in 2015.

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