ICPC derives the powers to effect seizures of moveable and immovable properties from Sections 37 and 45 of the Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act, 2000 (CPOROA 2000), while Sections 47 and 48 of the CPOROA 2000, gives the Commission powers to forfeit assets through Court process.

However, depending on the type of case and jurisdiction involved, the Commission has various legal tools available in asset recovery and management.

1. Domestic criminal prosecution and conviction-based confiscation, followed by Mutual Legal Assistance (MLA) request to enforce orders in foreign jurisdictions.

2. Non-Conviction based (NCB) forfeiture, followed by an MLArequest to enforce orders in foreign jurisdictions;

3. Civil Administrative forfeiture; and

4. Any other avenues, such as taxation, fines and compensation orders in criminal trials.

The activity chain of the Commission in Asset Recovery and Management are – Assets Investigation, Assets Identification, Assets Tracing, Assets Recovery and Assets Management.