A Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday ordered former Minister of Petroleum, Diezani Alison-Maudeke, to appear before it and answer to a money laundering charge filed against her by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (officialEFCC).
Ruling on an ex-parte motion, Justice Ijeoma Ojkukwu ordered the issuance of summons on Diezani for her to attend court for the purpose of her arraignment on the charge marked: FHC/ABJ/CR/208/2018.
Arguing the motion, EFCC’s lawyer, Faruk Abdallah, noted that since Diezani allegedly fled the country, it was difficult to get her back to respond to the various criminal allegations against her.Abdallah said there was the need for a court’s summons or arrest warrant to compel her appearance in court.
The commission said it also wanted Diezani to respond to questions about “her role in the chartering of private jets by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation and Ministry of Petroleum Resources and her role in the award of contracts by NNPC to Marine and Logistics Services Limited”.
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