Justice Mobolaji Olajuwon of the Federal High Court, Abuja has ordered the final forfeiture of two properties and two cars belonging to Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, to the Federal Government. Alison-Madueke was Minister of Petroleum Resources under President Goodluck Jonathan. Since the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari led-Federal Government took over office in 2015, the former minister relocated to United Kingdom.
October 24, 2022The federal government through Economic and Financial Crimes Commission seized all her properties declaring that it was acquired through illegal means.
The federal government through Economic and Financial Crimes Commission seized all her properties declaring that it was acquired through illegal means. The Commission had on November 29, 2021, secured the interim forfeiture of the assets in a ruling on a separate motion ex-parte, filed on September 27, 2021, which prayed the court to order the interim forfeiture of the assets on the grounds of reasonable suspicion that they were proceeds of unlawful activities.
The luxury cars are a black BMW saloon with Chassis No B8CV54V66629 and registered number, RBC155 DH and a black Jaguar saloon car with Chassis No SAJAA.20 GRDMv43376, valued at N36,000,000.