EFCC Opposes Diezani’s Bid To Use UK Acquittal In Nigerian Asset Case

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has opposed former Minister of Petroleum Resources Diezani Alison-Madueke’s attempt to rely on her acquittal by a United Kingdom court in her ongoing legal challenge to the forfeiture and proposed sale of assets linked to her.
Recall that Diezani was acquitted of corruption charges in a London court.
The commission urged the Federal High Court in Abuja to reject the former minister’s supplementary affidavit seeking to introduce evidence of the UK proceedings into the Nigerian case.
The EFCC stated its position in a five-page further counter-affidavit filed before Justice Inyang Ekwo, arguing that the proceedings before the Southw...