Nigeria: N1.9bn Fraud - Court Orders Interim Forfeiture of Onatario Oil Funds

17 October 2017

Lagos — Justice Hadiza Shagari of the Federal High Court in Lagos, yesterday, ordered the temporary attachment of funds allegedly belonging to an oil company, Ontario Oil and Gas, over alleged fraudulent sale of refined petroleum.

Justice Shagari made the orders after listening to an ex parte application instituted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) seeking attachment of the funds.

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