There were indications at the weekend that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission will apply to a United Kingdom court as an interested party in the trial of a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke.
On October 2, 2023, a Magistrate Court granted bail to the ex-Minister for £70,000 after deeming her “a flight risk.”According to a source, the EFCC is seeking to be an interested party in the case to enable Nigeria to have access to assets which may be seized from the ex-minister. “A team will leave for London any moment from now to explore legal opportunities and file necessary papers as an interested party.“The EFCC has sufficient evidence against Diezani, including a court order on the former minister’s $2.5million homes and cars.
“It is necessary for this nation to rise to the occasion because, in March 2023, the NCA also provided evidence to the US Department of Justice that enabled them to recover assets totalling $53.1 million linked to Mrs. Alison-Madueke’s alleged corruption. “Bribery is a pervasive form of corruption, which enables serious criminality and can have devastating consequences for developing countries.Diezani was arrested in London in 2015 shortly after stepping down as minister, and was charged in August with six bribery offences.
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