The Federal High Court of Nigeria, Lagos Division, has declared AMNI International Petroleum Development Company unable to pay its debts in Suit No: FHC/L/CS/1454/2025 between Cenroc FPSO Solutions Nigerian Limited (Applicant) and AMNI International Petroleum Development Company (Respondent).
In its ruling, the court appointed Sam Aiboni, as Administrator/Receiver-Manager over the Respondent’s assets, properties, funds, business and affairs.
In the operative part of the judgment, the court ordered the appointment of Mr. Sam Aiboni, a legal practitioner, as Administrator over all the Respondent’s assets and undertakings, including the performance of any contract with any person, whether natural or juristic, wherever such assets may be located.
The court further authorised the Administrator/Receiver-Manager to take immediate custody, management and control of the Respondent’s office complex at Plot 1377, Tiamiyu Savage Street, Victoria Island, Lagos, as well as the vessel FPSO Princess Aweni (formerly Armada Perkasa), together with all appurtenances and related assets within and outside Nigeria.
The court held that the Respondent had failed to discharge its contractual obligation to the Applicant in the sum of $15,261,329 and was therefore unable to meet its debt obligations.
Cenroc FPSO Solutions Nigerian Limited was recognised as a ranking creditor in the administration process, with its claim accorded priority in the creditor hierarchy
The court also granted a perpetual injunction restraining the Respondent, its directors, officers, agents or privies from interfering with or obstructing Mr. Aiboni in the discharge of his statutory duties under the Companies and Allied Matters Act, 2020.
Pursuant to the orders, the Administrator/Receiver-Manager is to operate within a court-supervised framework aimed at stabilising the company’s operations, preserving asset value and enforcing financial controls.
The ruling effectively places the Respondent’s defined operations under judicial administration, transfers operational control to the court-appointed Administrator/Receiver-Manager and bars existing officers from taking steps capable of frustrating the administration process.
The framework is intended to safeguard assets, promote transparency and ensure orderly compliance with the court’s directives.
