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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 Pro...

TODAY February 3, 2021 A Federal High Court, in Abuja, has issued an arrest warrant for the Managing Director, ExxonMobil Nigeria, Richard Laing, The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), had approached the court for an arrest warrant after three invitations to Liang were rebuffed. Justice Okon Abang on Friday, 29th January 2021, granted the EFCC’s application for the Bench Warrant, said spokesman Wilson Uwujaren. The Commission is investigating alleged procurement fraud in the Major Integrity Pipelines Project. The project involved Mobil Producing Nigeria as the contracting co...

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ADVERTISEMENT 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...