AMCON PUTS SENATOR BEN BRUCE’S SILVERBIRD PLAZA, OTHER PROPERTIES IN ABUJA, OYO, PLATEAU, LAGOS FOR SALE OVER 11BILLLION NAIRA DEBT

The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) has offered several Silverbird properties belonging of Senator Ben Bruce in Abuja, Lagos, Jos, Ibadan and other places for sale to interested members of the public.

In 2016, AMCON took over the assets belonging to the Senator Ben Bruce, a former lawmaker, who represented Bayelsa East senatorial district following the claims by the agency that Silverbird Group was indebted to the tune of N11 billion.

AMCON in a paid advertisement published in ThisDay Newspaper on Monday, June 30, 2025, explained that the offers align with its objectives and statutory responsibility to efficiently resolve ‘eligible bank assets’ acquired from various financial institutions in Nigeria.

It said; “Assets purchased from various eligible financial institutions hereby offers the following properties for sale to interested members of the public”.

The advertorial indicated that Assets offered for sale include a warehouse and office block at Km 9, Old Lagos Road, Podo (Plot 1, 2 & 3 Road 1 Zone 2), Mogbojubola Layout, Opere Industrial Village, Ibadan, Oyo.

It further said; “Others include a security block/gate house, external toilet block, and a generator block all on a site area of approximately 12,802.831sqm.

“An office complex at 3 Sawyer Crescent, near Corona School, Gbagada, Lagos, for sale. The property is rectangular in shape, development on site consists of an office complex on two floors with a generator house and gatehouse.

“Though residential, it can still be used as an office space or school provided the proper permit & approval are obtained from the right authorities. It measures approximately 1,343.10sqm (per valuation report),” it said.

Also put up for sale is former Hotel Sumiram and Green Restaurant, on Secretariat Link Road, Jos, Plateau state.

It also said; “Development on site includes the main block with 6 rooms and 2 servant rooms, kitchen, canteen, and reception.

“Other developments include a ten (10) room rear block with karaoke bar, poolside, sit-out, garden, powerhouse, and gatehouse. The property sits on a land size of 2567.74sqm.”

At Silverbird Entertainment Centre Mall, Central Area, Cadastral Zone, Abuja, AMCON offered a five-story commercial development with “a gross lettable area of 15,650.10sqm”.

Also offered for sale is a warehouse and office block situated at No. 2, Aba Road, Port Harcourt, Rivers, a development on site is a warehouse and office block located directly on Aba Road beside Isaac Boro Park fly-over. The property sits on a land size of 2,529.63 sqm.

The AMCON also said that at 216 Okporo Road, Rumuodara, Obi Akpor LGA, Rivers, there are six units of three-bedroom flats and a gatehouse for sale, which sit on a land size of 613.18890sqm.

It also said that it is offering a property at Plot 71 (68), Sani Abacha 7 Link Road, GRA Phase 3, Port Harcourt, for sale, saying; “Development on site comprises two units of five-bedroom detached duplexes, two wings of four-bedroom semi-detached structures, a gatehouse, and a powerhouse. The property sits on a land size of 2360.32sqm”.

The agency said a property at 4 Nda Street, off Eliada Layout (Cocaine Estate), Rumuogba, Port Harcourt, is also available for sale.

According to AMCON; “Development on site is a fenced five-bedroom semi-detached structure on two floors, together with an adjoining two-bedroom domestic servant quarter, security house, and generator house. The property sits on a land size of 691.87sqm.

“At Km 2 Port Harcourt/Aba Expressway, Port Harcourt, there are two bays of warehouses and a security gatehouse all fenced with sandcrete block walls and secured with a double-leaf metal gate”.

AMCON further said another property sitting on a land size of 7,607.99sqm is located at Plot 8, C and C Estate, off R.D Road, off Okporo Road, Port Harcourt, and a fenced seven-bedroom detached structure on two floors, with ancillary structures including servants’ quarters, security house, and generator house.

It said that the properties would be sold through competitive bidding process, adding that the deadline for bid submissions is July 11, with an assurance that the opening date for bidding will be communicated.