A former Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Andrew Yakubu, on Wednesday, failed to recover the $9.8 million seized from him by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

The embattled Yakubu had filed an application before a Federal High Court in Kano asking the court to overturn an interim order of forfeiture secured by the EFCC in February for the cash.

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