$9.6bn fine: Malami, EFCC arraigned fake people as our officials in Nigeria – P&ID mocks Buhari govt

Process and Industrial Development Ltd (P&ID) has reacted to the ruling of a Federal High Court in Abuja forfeiting its assets in Nigeria over charges of fraud and tax evasion, it was not aware that Nigeria conducted any investigation that led to the court hearing.

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The judgement was delivered by Justice Inyang Eden Ekwo.

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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday, arraigned those it claimed were officials of P&ID said to be linked to a controversial oil contract.

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However, in a statement in reaction, P&ID mocked Nigeria, the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami and the EFCC for producing false evidence.

P&ID said: “Today’s sham trial in Nigeria is entirely illegitimate, and follows a systematic campaign of harassment, intimidation and illegal detention of a number of individuals associated with P&ID or the GSPA contract.

“The individuals detained have not been afforded due process and have instead been pressured and intimidated by the government into making false statements.

“Nigeria’s Attorney General Abubakar Malami has publicly acknowledged that his aim is to provoke global opposition against P&ID, by undertaking this EFCC ‘investigation’.

“None of the individuals involved are current employees or representatives of P&ID. P&ID itself has received no communication from any Nigerian authority about the investigation or today’s hearing. There has been no evidence produced, no defence allowed, no charges laid, no due process followed.

“The EFCC’s investigation is an attempt to produce false evidence, and is being conducted in blatant disregard of basic human rights and the rule of law. P&ID calls on the Government of Nigeria to accept its responsibilities under the law and to cease this sham investigation.”