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P&ID Scandal: Nigerian court orders arrest of Briton

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The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Wednesday, granted a request by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to arrest a Briton

to arrest a Briton, Adam Quinn, over his alleged involvement in the P&ID scandal.

The EFCC had sued Messrs Nolan and Quinn, alleging that both men used the two firms for money laundering.This newspaper had reported how the anti-graft agency on October 21 arraigned Mr Nolan and Mr Quinn , both Britons, over their alleged complicity in the P&ID scandal. The government, however, said the contract was fraudulent from inception and those involved, including Nigerians who signed it, did so to defraud the country.When the matter came up for hearing on Wednesday, the EFCC lawyer, Ekele Iheanacho, informed the court that he has a motion to arrest one of the persons named in the charges.

According to Mr Iheanacho, Mr Quinn is currently not within the court’s jurisdiction, “but if we can get a warrant of arrest. We intend to proceed extradition processes in this matter.”

 

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