It
is going to be hard and difficult times ahead for the former Minister
of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke as UK investigators
land in Nigeria to gather evidence for her prosecution.
When News Breaks Out, We Break In. (The 2014 Bloggies Finalist)
Former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke
Some investigators from the United Kingdom have visited Nigeria to
gather evidence as part of the ongoing probe and preparation for the
arraignment of a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani
Alison-Madueke.
Diezani is under investigation over the missing $20billion oil
cash, phoney crude oil lifting contracts, $115million poll bribery
money, the $1.092b Malabu oil deal and the N5.2billion ($25m) oil cash
paid by an Indian oil firm for an oil block.
According to a report by The Nation, the UK team inspected the
former minister’s multi-billion naira mansion, her £600,000 exotic wrist
watch and gold and diamond jewelry which have been confiscated.
It would be recalled that Mrs Alison-Madueke and four others were
arrested in London on October 2, 2015 by the National Crime Agency(
NCA). The NCA said all the suspects were released on “conditional police bail, pending further investigation both in the UK and overseas”.
Also, a London (Westminster Magistrate’s Court) on Marylebone Road
had approved the seizure of $41,000 (£27,000) cash from Mrs
Alison-Madueke and restricted her movement.
Diezani has also been implicated in a $115m (N23,
299,705,000billion) 2015 poll bribery scandal involving some Independent
National Election Commission officials, Managing Director of Fidelity
Bank Plc, Mr. Nnamdi Okonkwo and the bank’s Head of Operations, Martin
Izuogbe in connection with the scandal.
With the way things are going, a prophet is not needed to forecast what the future holds for the former minister.
When News Breaks Out, We Break In. (The 2014 Bloggies Finalist)
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