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Fugitive Nigerian ex-minister's court date set

Wanted: Diezani Alison-Madueke who served as Nigeria's Oil minister from 2010-2015. FILE | NATION MEDIA GROUP

By  Mohammed Momoh

Contributor based in Abuja, Nigeria

Nation Media Group

A Nigerian court has ordered the arraignment of runaway former Petroleum minister Diezani Alison-Madueke on February 25, 2019.

Consequently, the Federal High Court ordered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), the Department of State Security Service (DSS) and the Nigerian Police Force to produce Ms Alison-Madueke.

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