One of the property of the former Nigerian Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs Diezani Allison-Madueke which were seized by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) will now serve as an isolation centre for suspected cases of COVID-19 in Lagos.

The property was handed over to the Lagos State Government by the EFCC on Friday.

Speaking during the handover ceremony, the Zonal Head of the EFCC in Lagos, Mohammed Rabo, said the move was to show the EFCC’s support to the effort to curb the spread of the COVID-19 virus.

“This gesture is part of the commission’s efforts in discharging its own social responsibility towards the fight against the spread of Coronavirus,” he said.

“The commission is always committed and ready, alongside its mandate in fighting economic and financial crimes, to also render any essential service that may be required of it in the fight against the pandemic.

“Therefore, the state should not hesitate to call on the commission any time the need for such an essential service arises,” Rabo said.

The building was forfeited by Mrs Allison-Madueke following an order of a Federal High Court in Lagos in 2017.