The family dismissed the claim, said to have been made by the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Heineken Lokpobiri, at a public function in Abuja.
In a protest letter against the claim by a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Reuben Atabo, the Abacha family issued a 14-day ultimatum to Lokpobiri to withdraw the alleged false claim or face contempt of court charges.
In the protest letter received at the AGF and Oil Minister’s offices, the Abacha family averred that the claim made at the opening session of the Nigerian Oil and Gas Energy Week by Lokpobiri was false, unfounded and an affront to the courts where several cases on ownership of Malabu Oil and Gas are still pending.
Lokpobiri was reported to have said the ongoing negotiations to end the disputes surrounding the Oil Mining License, OML 245 had been concluded and that the oil block will resume production in the national interest.
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