There are indications that a seven-man investigative team from the United Kingdom have arrived Nigeria to interrogate suspected allies of former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs Dieziani Alison-Madueke.
According to SaharaReporters, the detectives from the UK’s anti-corruption agency, National Crimes Agency, NCA, comprising of four women and three men, are in the country as part of the agency’s efforts to build a strong case in order to begin the trial of Dieziani in 2017.
Recall that NCA had in October 2015, arrested the former Nigerian Minister for offences bothering on bribery and corruption being investigated by the UK.
The report disclosed that one of the ex-minister’s associates being interrogated by the UK detectives was Donald Chidi Amamgbo, a California-based lawyer and Jide Omokore, who is currently on bail after the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, arrested and charged him with fraud.
Amamgbo was said to have been detained by the EFCC, and later granted administrative bail.
The British detectives will interrogate several oil dealers who were close to Alison-Madueke, and played different roles in web of international financial crimes while Dieziani was in office.
The oil dealers were said to have offered large pay-off to the former Minister for oil swap deals.
The report said, “Our source revealed that UK investigators were looking into close to 20 cases against Mrs. Alison-Madueke. However, the case that has the most traction has to do with how the former minister’s alleged used of straw companies to launder billions of dollars. Some of the alleged laundered funds were used to purchase 17 properties in the UK and elsewhere.”
The payoffs were said to have been wired to Amamgbo, the report added.
All of this case are going to be swept under the carpet. why dragging this issue too long
ReplyDeleteInternational financial crime. Hmmmm Dezeani you don enter.
DeleteThis isn't about any nonsense witch hunting as some people will like to say. You basically spread the "tentacles" of your financial crime across the Nigerian boarder. So here goes the after math m'am. We shall see.
She is still alive
ReplyDeleteIs she? I think say she don die o..
DeleteC'mon guys. It's not that bad to wish anyone dead. If she committed a crime, then she should be punished.. e never reach to say make she die na.
DeleteTaking too long!
ReplyDeleteWhat is d UK's Business here?
ReplyDeleteQuick to intrude into our business but you can't grant visa free entry to your former colonies. Ordinary work permit you won't grant students after their studies.
African leaders are fools anyway!
Lol don't mind d bri-ish people
DeleteLol don't mind d bri-ish people
DeleteLmao. It's because she used their institution to 'launder' her loot na. So they have to investigate it.
DeleteI thought some people said it was a witchunt? This country & it's people ehn?
ReplyDeleteIn other words, we didn't have good detectives in naija right? #Lubbish #ndiala
ReplyDeleteHmmmm Madam Weldon oo I raise nyash for u oo.
ReplyDeleteIs she in Nigeria at the moment?
ReplyDeleteJide Omokore's name always being mentioned all the time.
ReplyDeleteI don't see anything of use coming out from all these. Which rich man in Nigeria ever goes to jail, except it is political like dem Abiola and Obasanjo.
Even if these people return monies stolen, they have so much that they won't be poor. This is Nigeria, I'm yet to see a rich man fall from grace to grass.
My dear this is not a Nigerian investigation. They are investigating her based on the shady deals she did there just like Ibori. In Naija she'll walk free but over there I doubt it. She better contact Ibori's wife and ask for tips on how to survive in a British prison
DeleteSurely, jail time beckons
ReplyDeleteUFO ERIC Atuanya nko?
ReplyDeletewhen them go carry am?