A Federal High Court in Abuja has issued a bench warrant on James Richard Nolan, a Briton, for jumping bail and failing to appear before the court for trial. Justice D. U. Okorowo issued the bench warrant on Tuesday. Nolan, one of the directors of Goidel Resources Limited, a Designated Non-Financial Institution, DNFI, and another company, ICIL Limited, are standing trial on 16 counts bordering on money laundering.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Thursday made a tripartite application before Justice D.U. Okorowo of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, praying the court to issue a bench warrant for the arrest of a Briton, James Richard Nolan, over the $9.6billion P&ID scam. Recall that Nolan, a Director in the Process and Industrial Development Limited (P&ID) is facing a $9.6 billion money laundering trial alongside Goidel Resources and ICIL Limited.