hero News

Judge Orders Final Forfeiture Of Diezani Alison-Madueke’s N34 billion

Judge Orders Final Forfeiture Of Diezani Alison-Madueke’s N34 billion
  • PublishedFebruary 16, 2017

A federal court sitting in Lagos on Thursday ordered the final forfeiture of about N34 billion linked to former petroleum minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke.

Justice Muslim Hassan, who had issued an interim forfeiture order on the funds on January 6, on Thursday gave a “final forfeiture order” on the fund.

IThe judge said he was satisfied with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s argument that the monies were proceeds of illegal activity.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *