A federal high court in Lagos has granted a Mareva injunction permitting the Nigerian government to freeze assets owned by two Nigerian businessmen Kola Aluko and Jide Omokore, and their company Atlantic Energy.
The individuals are linked to former Nigerian oil minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke in a wide range shady business dealings that illegally transferred Nigerian oil assets to them and their companies.
The legal documents, exclusively obtained by SaharaReporters, demanded a global freeze of $1.8 billion in assets stolen by Atlantic Energy executives Kola Aluko and Jide Omokore. This development follows reports that Mr. Aluko sold his lavish Bel-Air mansion in Los Angeles, USA at a $2 million loss. Mr. Omokore has also been under intense scrutiny by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), which seized a 2 million pound wristwatch from him on April 27th, 2016 and raided his Nigerian homes on October 2nd, 2015.
Atlantic Energy was reportedly granted enormous contracts from the Nigerian Petroleum Development Company (NPDC) under the direction of the embattled former Minister for Petroleum Resources Madueke. According to reports, when Mrs. Madueke granted Atlantic Energy contracts through the Strategic Alliance Agreements (SAA) the company did not even legally exist.
According to legal documents, Mr. Aluko and Mr. Omikore stole more than $1.7 billion from the Nigerian government.
Assets specifically mentioned include three mansions in Los Angeles, two high-end apartments in New York City, properties in Santa Barbara, California; numerous properties in Lagos including 43 apartments in Banana Island, 58 vehicles, the Galactica Star yacht, and three airplanes.
Read Nigerians’ reaction to the disclosure below…
But why? Why trying to break Sani Abacha’s record? cc:: Diezeni Allison-Madueke, Kola Aluko and Jide Omokore! Chai… $1.8Billion
— Babatunde Oladehinde (@Tunde2708) May 26, 2016
Without Buhari travelling abroad I doubt freezing of Kola Aluko and Jide Omokore’s assets would be as successful as it would be, #kudosPB
— Jagaban (@iamyoungz) May 26, 2016
Stealing of the highest order Kola Aluko and Jide Omokore
— Adefimilola Tosin o. (@fitted60) May 26, 2016
Looking for ‘Fantastically Corrupt’ individuals? Look no further! May I present to you; Kola Aluko and Jide Omokore|#EFCC $1.8Billion
— Babatunde Oladehinde (@Tunde2708) May 26, 2016
Kola Aluko and Jide
Omokore, $1.8b? Some
people are seriously
competing with Abacha..— IG KELLYWAYNE10 (@Kellywayne1000) May 26, 2016
Court Orders Worldwide Freeze Of $1.8 Billion In Assets Belonging To Kola Aluko, Jide Omokore And Atlantic Energyhttps://t.co/g98bLMWcyz
— my celebrity and i (@mycelebrityandi) May 26, 2016
Award goes to the best robbery of the yr shld b 4 u Kola Aluko and Jide Omokore
— ♥☹♥CallmeWEALTH قق (@itz_dIpO) May 26, 2016
Nigeria is going through recession because of people like kola Aluko and Jide Omokore
— kogiataglance (@kogiataglance) May 26, 2016
Diezani Alison-Madueke, Kola Aluko and Jide Omokore, una no get fear of God at all…
My God!
see massive looting. $1.8billion stolen— ⌣»̶•Krystal.. ̷̐ ̈́ (@Bina_C2) May 26, 2016
Look at what EFCC seized from two Nigerian oil tycoons, Kola Aluko and Jide Omokore.This should be in the… https://t.co/rwT8bCxvQT
— niyi tabiti (@niyitabiti) May 25, 2016
Court orders worldwide freeze of Kola Aluko and Jide Omokore’s account. Best news dis year. Those guys became backdoor billionaires! Thieves
— Victor Ov’ (@Hovee_Hov) May 25, 2016
I don’t know any black man as rich as Jide Omokore and kola Aluko.
Legit or not.— J. Ballard (@vanboyosky) May 25, 2016
Kola Aluko and Jide Omokore… Wat great thieves.Well greater punishment is also waiting for dem n dey shall experience d greatest suffering
— Fateemah Hassan (@Teemah_Breezy) May 26, 2016
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