Operatives of Nigeria’s anti-graft
agency, the Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission,
EFCC, have raided the Abuja home
of a former Minister of Petroleum
Resources, Diezani Alison-
Madueke, few hours after she was
arrested in London.
EFCC agents arrived Mrs. Alison-
Madueke’s palatial home, located
in the Asokoro district of Abuja,
and sealed the property Friday
evening.
An Abuja resident, who witnessed
the raid, said, “I just left the
place. More and more of them
(EFCC operatives) are arriving.
Two Buses. Three hilux trucks
and about five saloon cars. They
are breaking something inside.
May be doors.
“You can hear the noise. There
are two uniformed operatives
outside and two at the backyard. I
saw also a man brought in in a
black Toyota Corolla with a video
camera and immediately started
video recording from outside the
gate and then went into the
compound. I observed those
operation for about three hours
before I left.”
Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke was
on Friday arrested in London.
The former minister, who was
one of the most powerful officials
of the President Goodluck
Jonathan administration, was
arrested Friday morning
alongside four other people by the
UK National Crime Agency.
The identities of the four other
people arrested along with her
could not be immediately
ascertained.
PREMIUM TIMES learnt she was
arrested for offences related to
bribery and corruption being
investigated by the UK National
Crime Agency.
Two top British officials in
London have confirmed the
development to this newspaper.
They requested not to be named
because they had no permission
to speak on the issue.
More details later.
Source: PREMIUM TIMES
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