Halliburton: Court grants EFCC’s request on Nigerian suspects’ trial

An Abuja High Court on Thursday granted the request of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to arraign six Nigerians over their alleged complicity in the $180m bribe-for-contract Halliburton scandal.

The accused persons include Ibrahim Aliyu, Mohammed Bakari, Urban Shelter Limited, Intercellular Nigeria Limited, Sherwood Petroleum Limited and Tri-Star Investment Limited.

The EFCC had on December 17 filed a - nine count charge against the accused persons.

The court had reached the decision while ruling on an application for leave by the lawyer to the EFCC, Mr. Godwin Obla. The case has been adjourned till January 27, for the arraignment of the suspect.

The EFCC had, in a plea bargaining arrangement, recovered over $120m as fines from some multinational firms and their officials indicted in the bribery scam in addition to the repatriation of about $130m frozen in Geneva and Monaco banks.


 Source:Punch