United Kingdom detectives working on the
probe of a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke,
have stormed Nigeria.
The commission has so far traced N47.2 billion and $487.5 million
to the ex-minister arrested since October 2, 2015, but been restricted to the
UK with her probe costing fortunes.
The agency also claimed that Diezani has N23,446,300,000 and $5
million (about N1.5 billion) in various Nigerian banks.
The EFCC has also secured final forfeiture orders on the following
assets of Diezani: about $37.5 million Banana Island property; Heritage Court
Estate, Plot 2C, Omerelu Street, Diobu Port Harcourt; 135 Awolowo Road/ Plot
808 Awolowo Road, Ikoyi; and 7, Hurnburn Street and 5, Raymond Street, Yaba,
Lagos.
A source was reported as saying: “The detectives from the UK have
been in Nigeria for a week in line with the ongoing investigation of Diezani.
“It is a major case the National Crime Agency (NCA) in the UK has
been collaborating with the EFCC to probe.
“A few weeks ago, EFCC Chairman, Mr. Ibrahim Magu, was also in
London to compare notes with similar agencies on this case.
“You will recall that Magu in November 2018 made it clear that
Nigeria was tired of waiting for the trial of Diezani by the UK.
“But after the initial issues between EFCC and UK agencies, there
were talks which revealed that those at the London end were making painstaking
investigations.
“After Magu’s visit to London, the investigation of Diezani
assumed enhanced dimension because some grey areas were cleared.
“The coming of the detectives from London was meant to fill some
gaps, get additional evidence and crosscheck a few findings on their part.
“We are hopeful that the latest bend of investigation was in
preparation for the trial of the ex-minister.”
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