Supreme Court Fixes June 7 To Deliver Judgment On Alleged ₦3.5 Billion Paris Club Fraud

Nigeria Supreme Court sitting in Abuja has fixed June 7th 2024, to deliver judgment in the final forfeiture suit brought before it by Melrose General Services Limited.
The appellant is challenging the judgment of the Court of Appeal ordering the forfeiture of the money to the Nigerian government, being proceeds of alleged unlawful activity in the Paris Club fund involving Melrose General Services Limited.
At the resumed proceedings of the Court on Thursday, counsel for the appellant, Kehinde Ogunwumiju, prayed the court to allow his appeal.
He informed the Apex Court of a motion seeking the setting aside of the judgment of the Court of Appeal, arguing that the money involved in the forfeiture suit was not the proceeds of any unlawful activity but payment for a contractual and consultancy agreement.
The Counsel also prayed that the decision of the Appellant Court on the forfeiture be reversed and set aside in the interest of justice.