The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has urged the Federal High Court in Abuja to disregard the acquittal of former Petroleum Resources Minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke, by a United Kingdom court, describing the judgment as immaterial to the ongoing forfeiture proceedings involving assets linked to her.

It will be recalled that Justice Inyang Ekwo had on July 1 granted the former minister permission to present the UK judgment as evidence in the suit.

the EFCC however, maintained that the proceedings in the UK had no bearing on the Nigerian case or the final forfeiture orders upon which the disputed assets were disposed of.

EFCC also urged the court to dismiss the application and the supplementary affidavit filed by the former minister, describing some of the depositions as misleading.

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