Diezani UK acquittal does not automatically end Nigerian asset recovery litigation – CSOs say
“The UK criminal acquittal and the Nigerian asset-forfeiture proceedings are separate legal tracks.
They explained, however, that the UK criminal prosecution and the Nigerian asset-forfeiture proceedings involve different legal questions.
By Gabriel Ewepu ABUJA — Civil society organisations have said that the June 2026 acquittal of former Minister of Petroleum Resources Diezani Alison-Madueke by a jury at Southwark Crown Court does not automatically determine or terminate separate asset-recovery litigation pending before Nigerian courts.
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