The US Judge has granted the Nigerian government's request to access bank records of former President Goodluck Jonathan, Diezani, and others. The request for a subpoena on 10 US banks was made in connection to the alleged bribery scheme and subsequent $9.6 billion arbitral claim involving the British Virgin Island engineering firm, Process and Industrial Development (P&ID). The filings for the subpoena were made by Alexander Pencu, a partner of Meister Seelig & Fein LLP, attorneys for the Federal Republic of Nigeria and Abubakar Malami, the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice of Nigeria. The affected banks include Citibank, N.A. (Citibank), Allied Irish Banks plc (Allied Irish), HSBC Bank USA (HSBC), Standard New York, Inc. (Standard New York), Deutsche Bank Trust...

The Federal High Court in Abuja has granted an interim forfeiture of N510million from an account alleged to belong to former commander of the Presidential Air Fleet (PAF), Air Vice Marshal (AVM) Uko Etim Ebong, to a 'company' Elioenai International College. This was contained in an ex-parte application filed and argued by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) counsel, Ekele Iheanacho, and granted by Justice Ahmed Mohammed on Monday May 11. AVM Ebong, who served as the commander PAF between 2013 and July 2015, was accused of receiving N731 million through a company with which he allegedly has a link – Magnificent 5 Ventures Limited, from the office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) without any contractual agreement. The EFCC's supporting affidavit reveals that AVM Ebo...

The Port Harcourt Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has successfully recovered and remitted $4,040 to Debora Moreira, a Brazilian victim of internet fraud.   Moreira fell victim to a romance scam orchestrated by Emmanuel Tope, a convicted fraudster, resulting in the loss of the aforementioned sum.   Commencing the investigation in March 2019, the EFCC not only recovered the money but also prosecuted and secured the conviction of the fraudster.   A statement released by EFCC indicated that the proceeds of the crime were remitted into Moreira's account with Bank Itau S/A, Rua Americo Brasiliense, through the Central Bank of Nigeria.