Court Gives EFCC Nod To Arrest MD Mobil Nigeria

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has given the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), the nod to arrest Mr. Richard Laing, Managing Director, ExxonMobil Nigeria.

Justice Okon Abang  over the weekend , granted the Commission’s application for a Bench Warrant to arrest the managing director of the international oil company.

The EFCC approached the Court for a Warrant after three invitations to Mr. Liang were rebuffed.

According to a statement by the anti graft agency , the Commission is investigating alleged procurement fraud in the Major Integrity Pipelines Project involving Mobil Producing Nigeria as the contracting company, Suffolk Petroleum Services Limited as the main contractor, Saipem Contracting Nigeria, Global Offshore Limited and Van Ord as sub-contractor to SPSL.

The statement added that:”At issue, is the fraudulent creation of Change Orders worth over $213million USD.”