FG vs Petro Union: Court to resume criminal hearing in ‘$15bn fraud case’ | TheCable

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A federal high court in Lagos will resume hearing in the ongoing trial against Petro Union Oil and Gas Company Limited over an alleged $15 billion attempted fraud. According to

ongoing trial against Petro Union Oil and Gas Company Limited over an alleged $15 billion attempted fraud.

The firm, alongside the other defendants, are facing a thirteen-count charge on sundry criminal acts bordering on conspiracy, obtaining by false pretences, forgery, and fraud levelled against them by the anti-graft agency on behalf of the federal government.At previous court sessions, eight key witnesses had testified before the court, including a former finance minister, a senior officer of the Central Bank of Nigeria , and an ex-Union Bank London Branch executive.

When the trial resumes tomorrow, the court is expected to take testimonies from new witnesses, including a forensics expert and the EFCC investigating officer.Once the prosecution concludes, the defence will open its case immediately or at a stipulated adjourned date.

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