The selection of a firm owned by the family of the Sandesara brothers branded as fugitives by India to drill wells for the project is just the latest sign of how Nigeria has provided the brothers a haven, effectively insulating them from troubles back home, a media report said.
Sandesara brothers, currently on the run from the Indian government on charges of multiple frauds are having a party in Nigeria. A recent report by Bloomberg highlights that the African nation has become a safe haven for the fugitives who have the full backing of newly-elected President Boa Tinubu.
At a ceremony in November, the Nigerian government celebrated the discovery of as many as 1 billion barrels of oil in the country’s arid northeast, almost 1,000 kilometers (621 miles) away from the crude-rich Niger Delta. The state’s partners in the multi-billion dollar project in the impoverished, landlocked corner of the country is a company |
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