Kayode OyeroThe corruption trial of Shell & Eni is ongoing in Milan, Italy, where the court hears from a last-minute star witness, an online Italian newspaper, Valori.it, has reported. The Palace of Justice in Milan, Italy, had asked Italian prosecutors to produce a Nigerian ‘super witness’ who is a retired Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Isaac Eke, in the ongoing probe of the $1.1bn Malabu oil scandal. Shell and Eni were said to have given the bribes in a bid for OPL 245, one of Nigeria’s richest oil blocks. Eke, a graduate of Political Science from the University of Benin, Edo State, served as an area commander in Benin City, Edo State, and a commissioner of police in Ondo State. The event held at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin City.

Source: Punch January 29, 2020 14:03 UTC