EFCC had on 29 November 2021 secured the interim forfeiture of the assets linked to a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, in a ruling on a separate motion ex-parte filed on 27 September 2021.
The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, ordered the final forfeiture of two Abuja properties and two luxury cars belonging to a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, to the federal government
The judge, Mobolaji Olajuwon, gave the order forfeiting the assets to the Federal Government of Nigeria in a ruling on the application by the EFCC in suit marked 1122/2021 and Suit No 1123/2021.EFCC had on 29 November 2021 secured the interim forfeiture of the assets in a ruling on a separate motion ex-parte filed on 27 September 2021.
In the absence of any contestation of the interim order, the court, on Monday, ordered the final forfeiture of the affected assets to the federal government.issued an arrest warrantIt was the second arrest warrant to be issued against the ex-minister, who is believed to have fled to the United Kingdom since leaving office in 2015.
But the judge turned down the request, insisting that the summons she issued was sufficient to process her extradition to Nigeria to face her trial, adding that she would not issue another order in vain.
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