Court orders permanent forfeiture of $153.3m linked to Diezani
Equity Muslim Hassan of the Federal High Court, Lagos, yesterday requested the last relinquishment of the entirety of $153 million connected to a previous Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Allison-Madueke.
The request took after an application by the Economic Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) looking for a relinquishment of the assets on record that they are continues of wrongdoing.
Equity Hassan had on January 6, issued a break request of relinquishment of the said cash to the Federal Government, in accordance with the petitions of the counter unite organization.
The EFCC had started an ex parte application, looking for a between time arrange, for the impermanent relinquishment of the whole to the FG, which it cases is connected to the ex Minister.
The court had additionally issued 14 days to any invested individual to show up and demonstrate the authenticity of the monies, coming up short which the assets would be forever relinquished to the FG.
At the keep going suspended date on January 24, guide for the Mr. Rotimi Oyedepo and that of the respondent (Lawal), had separately contended their beginning procedures under the steady gaze of the court.
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