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

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, had on January 6, issued an interim forfeiture order on the funds.

In his ruling, Justice Hassan said he was satisfied with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s (EFCC) argument that the monies were proceeds of illegal activity.