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Court Rejects EFCC’s Plea To Issue Arrest Warrant Against Diezani

Court Rejects EFCC’s Plea To Issue Arrest Warrant Against Diezani

The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Wednesday, rejected EFCC’s application seeking the court’s order on the issuance of a warrant of arrest against former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke.

Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu held that an affidavit with evidence in support to prove that the earlier court summon granted the agency had failed in the extradition of Diezani must be filed by the commission before another request could be made.

Ojukwu noted that the EFCC had informed the court that the Office of the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice hinted that the arrest …