Justice Chuka Obiozor, who gave the ruling, also ordered that the sums of $2.7 million and N84.5 million, realised as rents on the property, should equally be forfeited to the Federal Government.
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The Skye Bank Plc management, according to TheCable also indicted Akinsola Akinfewa, Kehinde Durosinmi-Etti and Oguntayo, all former GMDs of the bank; the Chairman of Forte Oil Plc, Femi Otedola; Festus Fadeyi; and Jide Omokore, the Chairman of Atlantic Energy and business partner of former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, in the letter to Osinbajo
Some of the money laundered through the United States and which had been used to acquire assets are now the subject of a forfeiture bid by the United States Justice Department
According to the complaint, from 2011 to 2015, Nigerian businessmen Kolawole Akanni Aluko and Olajide Omokore conspired with others to pay bribes to Nigeria’s former Minister for Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, who oversaw Nigeria’s state-owned oil company. In return for these improper benefits, Alison-Madueke used her influence to steer lucrative oil contracts to companies owned by Aluko and Omokore
Investigators in the US have tied the properties to contracts awarded by former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, between 2011 and 2015
The money was part of the slush fund allegedly given out by a former Minister of Petroleum Resource, Diezani Alison-Madueke, to influence the outcome of the 2015 general election
Omokore was arraigned alongside Victor Briggs, Abiye Membere, and David Mbanefo, on an amended nine-count charge of diversion of money
The News Agency of Nigeria recalls that former Petroleum Minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke, Senator Ayoade Adeseun, as well as Akinjide and Otiti were arraigned on a 12- count amended charge bordering on conspiracy, unlawful conversion and stealing of N650 million in the build up to the 2015 general elections
Alison-Madueke was declared ‘still at large’
Obasanjo, in the book: “Against the Run of Play: How an Incumbent President was defeated in Nigeria,” written by former presidential spokesman, Segun Adeniyi, also revealed that Jonathan was gripped by the fear that Buhari, as president, would jail him or lead him to an early grave
She was among the over 100 INEC officials that allegedly collected part of the $115 million (N23 billion) disbursed by a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, during the countdown to the 2015 presidential election
Alison-Madueke, who was described in the charge as “still at large”, is charged alongside three officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission on seven counts of money laundering
When trial resumed on Tuesday, the prosecution sought to tender in evidence, a document containing a comprehensive list of beneficiaries of Alison-Madueke’s funds in the 36 states of the federation
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission prosecutor had amended the five-count charge and joined Allison-Madueke as an accused in the case at a Federal High Court, Lagos
Matashi, whose evidence started on Wednesday as second prosecution witness, stated that while the total value of the transaction as at 2014 was $823,750,159, Atlantic Energy Drilling Concept Limited could not meet up with its cash call for operations and training, which made NPDC, a subsidiary of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, to use funds in its account to clear outstanding payments
The suspect is to be arraigned in court as soon as investigation is completed
The EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity, Wilson Uwujaren, said the suspect will be put on trial as soon as investigation is concluded
Justice Muslim Hassan issued the order while delivering judgment in a suit by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission seeking the forfeiture of the money as proceeds of crime
Justice Muslim Hassan fixed the date after hearing arguments from counsels representing parties in the suit
Jonathan was said to have collected the bribe along with his then Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke