The frozen assets include homes in the US and Switzerland, a mega-yacht and three private jets. Kola Aluko, pictured, sold a Bel-Air mansion last month for $21.5mA court has frozen almost $1.8bn (£1.2bn) in assets owned by a pair of oil tycoons as Nigeria steps up its campaign to recoup tens of billions of dollars funnelled from state coffers under the regime of former president Goodluck Jonathan.
The order, handed down 10 days ago by the High Court in Lagos, offers a glimpse of the extraordinary lifestyle of Kola Aluko, 46 , and former business partner Jide Omokore. Both rose to fabulous wealth thanks to deals struck with Jonathan’s former oil minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke, who is also being investigated.
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