Switzerland is ready to assist
Nigeria in the ongoing investigations into the alleged more than 6.8 billion
dollars (N1.1 trillion) fraudulent oil deals involving the Nigerian National
Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and Swiss oil trading companies. Mr Hans-Rudolf
Hodel, the country’s ambassador to Nigeria, made the pledge and told reporters
that though no formal request for assistance had been made to his government on
the issue by any representative of the Nigerian government, both countries have
an existing mutual legal assistance. This, he said, entails providing banking
information and freezing of bank accounts, “if such accounts are identified in
the criminal proceedings.’’
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