The Federal High Court in Abuja has granted an application by former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, to amend her suit challenging the auction of her seized assets by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
Justice Inyang Ekwo granted the request after the motion was moved by Diezani’s lawyer, Godwin Inyinbor, and the EFCC’s counsel, Divine Oguru, raising no objection to the amendment.
Recall EFCC Chairman, Abdulrasheed Bawa, said that $153m and over 80 properties were recovered from Diezani.
The auctioning exercise, conducted on the seized assets believed to include Alison-Madueke’s property, started on January 9, 2023.