German Onoriode Daniel better known as ‘Engr Dan’ has forfeited a Bentley Coupe and a Toyota Venza acquired with proceeds of internet fraud and the sum of N500m to the federal government.
Daniel is into music production and prides himself on being an executive director at SLESH MUSIC WORLDWIDE.
This false impression prevailed in public until the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, stormed his Lekki residence in 2023 during which he escaped arrest.
Justice Dehinde Dipeolu of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, has now granted the forfeitures of the said sum found in his account and the cars in his garage following a motion ex-parte filed by the Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the EFCC through its counsel, H.U. Kofarnaisa.
Moving the application for the final forfeiture of the cars on Friday, August 1, 2025, Kofarnaisa told the court that the application was supported by an eight-paragraph affidavit deposed to by Bufa Okangbe, an investigating officer of the EFCC.
In the affidavit, Okangbe told the court that “On the 14th day of August 2023, operatives of the Commission carried out a sting operation, where a number of suspected internet fraudsters were apprehended in different apartments within the Ocean Bay Estate, Lekki, Lagos State.
“The operatives visited the apartment of one of the suspects identified as German Daniel Onoriode, who absconded and evaded arrest by operatives of the Commission.”
She further stated that: “Two of the suspect’s vehicles, a white Bentley Coupe with chassis number SCBFE63WXCC077771 and a blue Toyota Venza with registration number LS368GY, were recovered by operatives of the Commission in his apartment.
“During investigation, documents relating to the importation of the Bentely Coupe, which were acquired with proceeds of unlawful activities, were recovered by the Commission.
“Further investigation revealed that the suspect operates several bank accounts, including a Naira account and a Dollar account. The sum of over N500,000,000 (Five Hundred Million Naira) was credited into his accounts between 2018 and 2023 from fraudulent sources.”
Justice Dipeolu, having been fully persuaded with the evidence presented before the court, granted the application, as prayed.
