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former Petroleum Minister, Dizeani Alison-Maduekwe who is battling with
cancer alongside legal tussles is to be charged to court in Europe.
Diezani Alison-Madueke
All is set for the trial of a former Minister of Petroleum
Resources Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, and four others in London for
alleged corrupt practices.
The trial has been fixed for June and more evidence were hauled to the United Kingdom at the weekend, The Nation reports.
Part of the evidence are the proceedings of a Federal High Court in
respect of the order of final forfeiture of $153 million allegedly
traced to the ex-minister.
It was also learnt that one of the suspects had been found at a
hideout in London and placed under surveillance. There have been reports
that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) was
negotiating with Mrs. Alison-Madueke. The EFCC yesterday said it was not
engaged in any secret negotiation with her.
According to a source in the anti-graft agency, who spoke in confidence with our correspondent, the agency is set for the trial.
The source said: “The UK investigators have gone far on the
allegations against Diezani. From the records made available, the
ex-minister and four others will face trial as from June.
“We have taken more evidence to the UK, including all court
records relating to the final forfeiture of $153million. We have a huge
pile of documents.”
Responding to a question, the source added: “In fact, one of the suspects on the radar of investigators has been located in London and he is under surveillance.”
He declined to name the suspect. On the reported negotiation with the former minister, the source said: “There
is no basis to negotiate with the ex-Minister in view of the
overwhelming evidence at our disposal. You should ask yourself what
purpose the negotiation will serve.
“The EFCC is set for the trial of the ex-minister at home and
abroad. It is curious to be talking of a curious negotiation with
someone who has a prima facie case to answer.
“The ex-minister has forfeited $153m; we have had far-reaching
investigation on her involvement in the $115m poll bribery scandal; we
have seized some of her choice properties and she has consistently
maintained that she is ready for trial. So, what is the basis for
negotiation when we have a good case?”
The National Crime Agency (NCA) on October 2, 2015 arrested Mrs.
Alison-Madueke and four others for alleged bribery and corruption and
money laundering.
The former minister, whose movement has been restricted to the UK,
remains under investigation. The NCA found some of the ex-minister’s
brothers and other business partners complicit in the money laundering
allegation. She was arrested with her brothers.
Messrs Abiye Agama and Somye Agama are Mrs Alison-Madueke siblings
who operate some UK-based businesses hurriedly shut them after the NCA
and the EFCC searchlight became intense.
The two brothers are directors of Hadley Petroleum Solutions
Limited, a company the authorities believe was used for money
laundering. The other directors are Ugonna Madueke and Abu Fari.
The company was registered in June 2013 in Manchester, but was
dissolved less than two years later last February without filing any
account.
Abiye, 33, a point man of the firm, is a computer engineer and
manager. He was a director in 11 other companies. He resigned from seven
of them.
According to EFCC records, some of the assets linked with Mrs. Alison-Madueke are:
- A block of six units service apartments on Awolowo Road, Ikoyi
- Six units terrace flats in Yaba, Lagos Mainland
- Twin four-bedroom duplexes in Lekki Phase I
- Two duplexes on Banana Island
- A duplex in Asokoro District, Abuja
- A mini-estate in Mabushi, Abuja
- A set of 12 terrace duplexes at Omaremi Street in Port Harcourt
- Large expanse of land at Oniru, Victoria Island in Lagos
- A multi-billion Naira estate in Yenagoa
- Two apartments in Dubai marked as J5 Emirates Hills (30million Dirham) and E146 Emirates Hills valued at 44million Dirham
- A hotel in Port Harcourt under investigation
- $37.5m mansion on Banana Island in Lagos. But Alison-Madueke had disputed some of the slush funds and assets attributed to her.
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