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Nigeria seeks bank documents of former President, others over $9.6 billion P&ID case

Nigerian Acting President Goodluck Jonathan arrives to attend the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) summit in Abuja on February 16, 2010. The 15-nation regional bloc has already suspended Niger and Guinea for subverting democracy, and Ivory Coast comes under the spotlight after President Laurent Gbagbo sacked the government last Friday, casting doubt over next month's elections. AFP PHOTO PIUS UTOMI EKPEI (Photo credit should read PIUS UTOMI EKPEI/AFP/Getty Images)

Nigeria seeks bank documents of former President, others over $9.6 billion P&ID case

Chike OlisahbyChike Olisah
3 years ago
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The Federal Government of Nigeria is requesting documents from ten banks, in a bid to get information that will help overturn a $9.6 billion arbitration award relating to a oil contract which the country feels is fraudulent.

According to a monitored report from Bloomberg, some of the banks involved in the request include Citigroup Inc, and JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Nigeria had requested permission from the Federal Court in New York to subpoena information about transactions involving former President Goodluck Jonathan and other government officials who were in office when the contract with Process & Industrial Developments Ltd. (P&ID) was signed.

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The country is seeking these bank documents as part of internal investigations into the contract and arbitration proceedings, which will form the basis of the UK appeal.

Nigeria’s  chances of getting the huge arbitration penalty annulled is now dependent  on the country’s ability to proove that the 2010 gas supply arrangement was a scam designed to fail.

(READ MORE: Dear Nigerians, beware of Bitcoin fraudsters)

It should be recalled that a UK arbitration court had slammed a $9.6 billion fine against Nigeria over its alleged breach of contract with P&ID Ltd. Nigeria, in a bid to overturn the judgment, filed an appeal through the office of the Attorney General of the Federation against the judgment.

P&ID had criticized the Federal Government’s desperate moves at the US law courts, and described the allegations of fraud as utterly spurious. The company even described Nigeria’s claims as a fishing expedition designed to waste resources.

READ ALSO: $9 billion case: Nigeria files new lawsuit against P&ID after new evidence emerges 

The company also alleged that the Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, and the Acting Chairman of EFCC, Ibrahim Magu, went on with the illegal arrest and detention of innocent individuals, all in a bid to force them to indict P&ID.


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Chike Olisah

Chike Olisah

Chike was a banker with over 11 years experience in retail and commercial banking, risk management, treasury portfolio management and relationship management. He also acquired some experience in financial management and do have some special interest in investment analysis and personal finance. He had stints with financial institutions like the former Intercontinental Bank and Fidelity Bank.

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