Lawyers Ask Court To Suspend NNPCL Executive Pending Corruption Probe

Four lawyers have approached the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, seeking an ex parte order to suspend the Executive Vice President, Downstream, of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mumuni Dagazau, pending the conclusion of an investigation by the House of Representatives Committee on Petroleum Resources (Downstream).

The suit, marked M/15759/2026, was filed by Ejike Onukaogu, Gloria Ezeji, Daniel Edeachi and Akor Friday, who want the court to determine whether Dagazau can lawfully remain in office while facing legislative scrutiny over allegations of corruption, money laundering, abuse of office and related matters.
In an originating ...