{"id":66843,"date":"2023-10-03T09:08:56","date_gmt":"2023-10-03T09:08:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/everyday.ng\/?p=66843"},"modified":"2023-10-03T09:08:56","modified_gmt":"2023-10-03T09:08:56","slug":"diezani-alison-madueke-in-soup-in-london-with-efcc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/everyday.ng\/?p=66843","title":{"rendered":"Diezani Alison-Madueke in soup in London, with EFCC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 19px;\">It is not the best of times for embattled former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, as she was slammed with a seven hours daily curfew, put on a \u00a370,000 bail by a London court, while the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it has a warrant for her arrest and has begun extradition processes against her.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 19px;\">EFCC welcomed her appearance before the Westminster Magistrates\u2019 Court in the United Kingdom over an alleged \u00a3100,000 bribe.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 19px;\">A statement by<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 19px;\"> EFCC announced that<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 19px;\">although the charges preferred against her at the London court are &#8220;diametrically different from the 13-count charges bordering on money laundering the EFCC has raised against her,\u00a0it is instructive to note that criminality is criminality, irrespective of jurisdictional differences.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 19px;\">Mr. Dele Oyewale, the acting spokesman of EFCC added, &#8220;No crime can go unpunished.\u00a0The money laundering charges for which Madueke\u00a0is answerable to the EFCC,\u00a0cover jurisdictions in Dubai, United Kingdom, \u00a0United States of America and Nigeria.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 19px;\">The district judge, Michael Snow, ordered that an electronic tag to be worn by her at all times and a \u00a370,000 surety to be paid before she could leave the court building.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 19px;\">Her next court appearance will be on October 30 at Southwark Crown Court, which deals with serious criminal cases.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 19px;\">Recall that in August, the UK\u2019s National Crime Agency (NCA) alleged that Madueke benefitted from at least \u00a3100,000 in cash, chauffeur-driven cars, flights on private jets, luxury holidays for her family, and the use of multiple London properties.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 19px;\">\u201cHer charges also detail financial rewards, including furniture, renovation work and staff for the properties, payment of private school fees, and gifts from high-end designer shops such as Cartier jewellery and Louis Vuitton goods,\u201d NCA said on its website.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 19px;\">Last March the NCA also provided evidence to the US Department of Justice that enabled them to recover assets totalling $53.1m linked to Diezan\u2019s alleged corruption.<\/span><!--\/data\/user\/0\/com.samsung.android.app.notes\/files\/clipdata\/clipdata_bodytext_231003_100244_960.sdocx--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is not the best of times for embattled former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, as she was slammed with a seven hours daily curfew, put on a \u00a370,000 bail by a London court, while the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it has a warrant for her arrest and has begun extradition 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