Diezani forfeits 7.6bn to FG

Justice Abdulaziz Anka of the Federal High Court, Lagos on Monday ordered the permanent forfeiture of the sum of N7,646,700 billion, allegedly linked to a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs Deziani Alison Madueke to the Federal Government (FG ).

Justice Anka gave the order following an application filed and argued by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), seeking permanent forfeiture of the said sum to FG.

The anti-graft agency in its supporting affidavit, averred that based on  the investigation carried out, on the intelligent reports received by the commission,  it discovered that the sum of N7,646,700 billion, kept in the accounts of some banks were actually proceeds of unlawful activities held and laundered through Gbenga Olu Komolafe, former Group Managing Director, Crude Oil Marketing Division of , NNPC, Prince Haruna Momoh, former Group Managing Director, Petroleum Products Management Company (PPMC) , Umar Farouk Ahmed , Group Managing Director of Nigerian Products Marketing Company (NPMC) on behalf of Mrs Deziani Alison-Madueke.

It would be recalled that the Federal High Court, Lagos presided over by Justice Chuka Obiozor had on August 7, 2017, ordered the temporary forfeiture of the sum of N7,646,700 billion, allegedly hidden in banks by the former Minister of Petroleum Resources.

The order granted earlier by Justice Obiozor, followed an ex-parte application argued before him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).