The United States has announced the final resolution of “two civil cases” seeking the FORFEITURE OF ASSETS allegedly laundered in and through the country, in a case involving Diezani Alison-Madueke, former minister of petroleum resources, and her associates.
Diezani’s associates, who were named in the FORFEITURE CASE include Kola Aluko, a Nigerian businessman and Jide Omokore, chairman of Atlantic Energy Drilling Concepts Nigeria Limited.
With the conclusion of the cases, the US department said it recovered roughly $53.1 million in cash –plus a promissory note with a principal value of $16 million.
According to court papers, from 2011 to 2015, businessmen Aluko and Omokore conspired with others to pay bribes to the former petroleum minister; in return, Alison-Madueke used her influence to steer lucrative oil contracts to their companies.