Credit Suisse Group AG has reportedly taken Nigerian oil trader,
Igho Sanomi’s private jet and is now set to take over his London
apartments.
The Swiss bank is owed about $3 million by Sanomi, who was a
guarantor for a credit facility extended to one of his companies,
Bloomberg quoted Credit Suisse’s lawyer, Andrew Brown, to have said
in written submissions to a London court.
Three properties owned by Sanomi, including apartments in
Chelsea, West London, and Belgravia, in the heart of London’s
diplomatic quarter, have already been identified as assets that may
have to be forfeited if he loses.
Sanomi, who wasn’t represented in London court, didn’t respond
to emails and Twitter messages seeking comment.
His lawyers at Clyde & Co didn’t respond to a request for
comment beyond acknowledging they were aware of the application.
Sanomi “has not put in any defence or objection to the charging
orders,” Brown said.
Sanomi’s company, Taleveras Energy, trades more than 100 million
barrels of crude oil annually and is targeting biofuel investments,
Bloomberg had reported in 2017.
Credit Suisse isn’t the only lender targeting Sanomi’s
assets.
Banque Cantonale de Geneva had already made a freezing order
against the London properties. ING Groep NV is also suing Sanomi
for Taleveras’s unpaid debts, according to separate court documents
filed in October.
The jet taken from Sanomi was listed for sale.
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