A Federal High Court, Abuja has given the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) the permission to arrest the Managing Director of ExxonMobil Nigeria, Richard Laing.
EFCC Spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren who disclosed this yesterday in Abuja, said Justice Okon Abang on Friday, January 29, 2021, granted the commission’s application for a bench warrant to arrest Laing.
He said the EFCC approached the court for a warrant after Laing snubbed three invitations from the commission.
“EFCC is investigating alleged procurement fraud in the Major Integrity Pipelines Project involving Mobile Producing Nigeria, Suffolk Petroleum Services Limited, Saipem Contracting Nigeria, Global Offshore Limited and Van Ord as sub-contractor to SPSL.
Warrant out for Exxon’s man in Nigeria
A Nigerian court has approved an arrest warrant for ExxonMobil’s managing director in Nigeria, Richard Laing.
Updated: 03/02/2021, 5:03 pm
A street vendor waits for customers to buy his oil, delivered from old oil drums belonging to Texaco Inc., Exxon Mobile Corp, and Total SA, from a roadside store in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, on Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2016. Photographer: George Osodi/Bloomberg
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The Federal High Court, in Abuja, has ordered the arrest of Richard Laing, Managing Director, ExxonMobil Nigeria, according to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in a series of tweets on Wednesday.
The EFCC stated in the tweets via its verified handle that the judge, Okon Abang, issued the bench warrant against Mr Laing following an application by the commission’s lawyer.
The commission said it resorted to asking for the arrest warrant since Mr Laing allegedly ignored three successive invitations to answer to procurement fraud allegations.
Court Gives EFCC Nod to Arrest Mobil Nigeria MD
A Federal High Court, Abuja has given the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, the nod to arrest Mr. Richard Laing, Managing Director, ExxonMobil Nigeria. pic.twitter.com/CUZsj8pQrm