Court Orders EFCC To Arrest ExxonMobil MD Over Alleged $213m Procurement Fraud

A Federal Capital Territory High Court has ordered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to arrest the Managing Director, ExxonMobil Nigeria, Richard Laing.

This was revealed by the EFCC via its official Twitter handle on Wednesday.

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The anti-graft agency stated that Justice Okon Abang granted its application for a Bench Warrant to arrest Laing.

The Commission said it was investigating allegations of procurement fraud in the Major Integrity Pipelines Project involving Mobile Producing Nigeria.
The EFCC stated, “The Commission is investigating alleged procurement fraud in the Major Integrity Pipelines Project involving Mobile 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.

“At issue, is the fraudulent creation of Change Orders worth over $213m.”

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