He could not be reached by PREMIUM TIMES for days to comment on the email claim. His known phone lines did not connect for several days.
On Wednesday, the magistrates said they considered the email significant as it shows there were doubts within the bank over the now controversial transfer. The court verdict on the admissibility of the two documents would be delivered in February, according to Reuters.The Malabu OPL 245 scandal is subject to corruption trials in different jurisdictions around the world.
Then, Mr Abacha owned 50 per cent of the company while Mr Etete owned 20 per cent through a fictional character, Kwekwu Amafegha.The oil block was controversially sold to oil giants, Shell and ENI, in 2011 with a large chunk of the $1.1 billion paid for it ending up in Mr Etete’s accounts with the latter allegedly using a large chunk of it to bribe officials of both the Nigerian government and those of Shell and ENI.
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