EXCLUSIVE: Armed Police Officers, Court Bailiffs Storm NEPC Office In Edo, Seize Computers, Generator, Vehicle Over N10Million Debt
EXCLUSIVE: Armed Police Officers, Court Bailiffs Storm NEPC Office In Edo, Seize Computers, Generator, Vehicle Over N10Million Debt A Nissan Frontier pickup vehicle belonging to the NEPC, with registration number NEPC 11, was also listed among the properties reportedly seized during the exercise.
On Monday, August 17, 2026, armed police officers and court bailiffs stormed the offices of the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) in Benin City, Edo State, in a move to enforce a court judgment against the Federal Government agency. The officials seized various properties, including computers, photocopiers, a generator, standing fans, a refrigerator, and a Nissan Frontier pickup vehicle belonging to the NEPC, registered as NEPC 11.
The incident occurred after a N10 million judgment was entered in favor of Mr. Ahmed Fawaz against the NEPC in the case of Mr. Fawaz v. Nigerian Export Promotion Council, Suit No. B/238/13, stemming from a dispute over land ownership in Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area. The judgment was later appealed in Suit No. CA/B/77/20, and the Court of Appeal allowed the appeal, ordering the NEPC to pay N10 million in general damages.
The court enforcement team arrived at the NEPC Benin Office in a red-and-yellow bus, and their actions left NEPC employees shocked and embarrassed as their office equipment was taken away.
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