The Federal High
Court in Lagos on Wednesday rejected an application by a former Minister
of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, seeking to be
joined as a defendant in an alleged N450m fraud case in Nigeria.
Justice
Rilwan Aikawa, while rejecting the application, described it as bizarre
and a misuse of court processes, stressing that he would not allow
himself to be used to frustrate Diezani’s imminent trial in the United
Kingdom, where is currently under investigation and on bail.
The
judge declined all of Diezani’s prayers, including an order mandating
the Attorney General of the Federation to facilitate her return from the
UK, where is currently being investigated for alleged fraud by the
Metropolitan Police.
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