The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has seized bullet-proof vehicles, huge cash and jewellery from five prominent Nigerians fingered in the money laundering allegation against former Petroleum Resources Minister Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke.
EFCC and its British counterpart, National Crime Agency (NCA), are probing the suspects for allegedly conniving with Alison-Madueke to commit the crime, it was learnt yesterday.
The former minister was arrested in London on October 2 for alleged money laundering, bribery and corruption.
EFCC has restricted the movement of the ”high-profile” suspects to Nigeria, pending the conclusion of investigation.
Some of them may be extradited to the United Kingdom (UK), if the former minister is going to face trial.
According to investigation, EFCC is still searching the companies and homes of more suspects linked with the former minister, following fresh clues.
Most of the areas under surveillance are in Abuja and Lagos.
A top source said: ‘’It is too early to declare whether they are guilty or not. But in line with international best practices, the EFCC has invoked the assets forfeiture clause in its Act to seize some choice bullet-proof vehicles, huge cash and jewellery from these suspects.
‘’The movement of the affected suspects has also been restricted to Nigeria pending the conclusion of investigation.
‘’The case at hand involves a high-net worth syndicate with tentacles across the strata of the society. But we are already cracking the investigation.’’
Asked if the suspects will be tried in Nigeria, the source added: ‘’It is uncertain or remote because the NCA has initiated a process in the UK, we will not want to duplicate the process.
‘’ If necessary, some of the suspects might be extradited to the UK for trial. This depends on NCA because EFCC is only collaborating with the agency.’’
It was learnt that some NCA officials are in the country to work with EFCC on the case.
A source said: ‘’Some officials of the NCA are in the country for collaboration with the EFCC on this investigation of the allegations against the ex-minister.
‘’The EFCC has more knowledge of the terrain than the NCA in tracking down some of these suspects.’’
Neither the EFCC nor the NCA was willing to speak on record last night.
Alison-Madueke and four others have been under investigation. On October 2, they appeared before the NCA team in the UK.
The names of the four remaining suspects are being kept under wraps in ‘’order not to jeopardise investigation.’’
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Another drama loading
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Okooo.
ReplyDeleteNne Die Die on the news seriously again...
ReplyDeleteHmmmm.Efcc is working..
ReplyDeleteGood to know
ReplyDeleteWe await the debunking
ReplyDeleteFINGERED Huh who did the fingering? Stella na you?
ReplyDeleteThe day of reckoning has finally come.
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well hope this yields positive results eventually
ReplyDeleteAm getting tired of these whole thing joor,why not just arrest all of them and throw them in jail and perhaps throw the keys to lagoon
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EFCC go and bring Abacha money from World Bank. This woman no too thief pass this Hausa people on the top. Stop doing one sided investigation. I am not saying she is great, but if you want to stop corruption, they are many in this country. stop pursuing Jona's administration. Not dem thief pass
ReplyDeleteYou're very dull. So sorry
DeleteExtremely dull and idiotic..Am sure you are igbo; always tribalist...stupid!
DeleteNot only dull ,very stupid
DeleteExtremely stupid tribalistic fool...
DeleteLol at "fingered", good speak, now they can out her
ReplyDeleteWhy keep the names under wrap?
ReplyDeleteAin't we out to fight corruption?
Bring out this pple and throw them into the prison jare....They keep covering up as if we are mumu. Mscheew!
Won't believe all this change song till buhari starts persecuting our corrupt leader...enough is enough.
Afi 'fingering'. Nigerian journalists can misuse words on purpose. The main culprit is the sun newspaper and their outrageous headlines.
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'Amaechi romances Buhari'
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The sexth mother on the blog. Cool down. When they say silence is the best answer to a fool, you are supposed to use that.
ReplyDeleteStop talking to foolish people on this blog. Dont let anyone get at you. Be the lovely woman God has made you to be.
They are not the one feeding you or clothing your children. Enough of the curses already. It is too much. This is a blog where we all can come and remove stress. Dont let people stress you further. Very dangerous to the health
Ok dear. I hear you. Thank You.
DeleteHian this ur use of the word "fingered"......
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God help us. Those who steal public money which they don't need. Their children can work for their own money but no, they prefer to steal for their children and children's children who for sure would only end up squandering the I'll gotten money. Such people their children won't even leave anything for their own children because they would simply aquader the whole money. While people are suffering and dieing, these other ones are living in unearned affluence. Let support this government to sanitise our country
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ReplyDeletea.k.a EDWIN CHINEDU AZUBUKO said...
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Drop all those thief in jail abeg..... #NowPlaying>> control it: j carter.....
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My questiOn is what is d recovered looted money used for? We are told dat some cash has been recvered but they din't tel us where the money goes.
ReplyDeleteThey will come nd use it to cook nsala soup for u. Please wait. Anumpama
DeleteWhen will it finally be the turn. of the corrupt northerners that brought.this country to its knees?
ReplyDeleteEFCC, Nigerians are anxiously waiting.
dts tru dey shud go 4 oda top officials like obj nd co
ReplyDelete"It is uncertain or remote because the NCA has initiated a process in the UK, we will not want to duplicate the process."
ReplyDeleteThis sentence sums up half of Nigeria's problem. Incompetence.
Sounds to me like "I don't want to say something and my Oga at the top will say another"
How can an independent country, a sovereign state still be engaging in this international serfdom?
We depend on Great Britain to convict all our criminals because we don't want to start an uproar or those in power don't want their butts opened too.
How can a mature country who wants to be respected leave it's own criminals to be tried abroad?
Whose money was stolen?
What is the source of the wealth?
Is it not Nigeria?
Their assets will be seized and heavy tax levied on it in the UK. Yet we seat here waiting for the colonial masters. How can you say people who stole Nigerian oil money are in Nigeria but will be shipped to the UK, so as not to duplicate cases? I don't know, am I the only one this statement is driving nuts! What is wrong with us?
Even in the same Nigeria, a criminal can stand up to 15 similar trials on similar tins, so what is the duplication?
Just simply say you don't have the personnel to properly investigate and our justice system is terrible. Same old incompetence.
Will a British politician embezzle money and come on vacation here and the UK will allow a Nigerian court try him?
All we know here is how to quickly rush and raid their houses, cart away money that we will never account for. All the assets seized so far, how have they been accounted for? The numerous lands, houses, cash worth billions we've been seizing?
Horrid country!
Kai! Don't I just love this ur comment??? They stole nothing from UK, yet d UK is prosecuting them for putting money in their banks, like that's a crime. When suspicious accts of such are discovered, they are supposed to hand over d person to d country they stole from (yea, I've watched several foreign movie) but my dear dumb president will rather have himself and his country embarrassed over and over again. Smh
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DeleteIt's so terrible.
I just hope, for the sake of this administration, that this news is false.
Cos, what's with the 'we took jewellery, assets and all",is that the most relevant thing to do? Who will account for the assets found?
This woman did not chop up to a quarter of what Abacha chopped but they have manipulated the press so all we hear is about how she almost wiped the country dry. The amount being recovered by the United states from Abacha is astronomical, but the press don't have much to say bc their Ogas have not told them to. When will we stop allowing ourselves be manipulated. A woman played the same game men play, but b/c she is a woman and from the southsouth (which is where the oil comes from anyway), they are up in arms against her.
ReplyDeleteAs for this EFCC, that keeps trying to attach itself like a leech to the UK issue, it is money laundering and bribery they are investigating her for. They never said anything about corruption. The EFCC have still not un-earthed any tangible proof, if not they would have taken her to court even in absentia. Instead they are hoping the UK will do their job for them. What sort of anti corruption body for a country says they are assisting another country investigate an official from their country? They are blind to Obasanjo, Babangida and Atiku abi? It is only Goodluck they can see. What of all that rubbish that happened when Yar Adua was dying? If it was a southerner they would have investigated it all. All the paperwork supposedly signed by him when we later found he could not even hold a pen not to talk of sign anything.