By Soni Daniel, Northern Region Editor

There were indications, yesterday, that a former Petroleum Minister, Diezani Allison-Madueke, arrested and released in the United Kingdom, on Friday, on money laundering allegations, may be charged to court, this week.

Mrs Deziani Alison-Madueke
And feelers showed that she will not be the only person in the dock.
Sunday Vanguard learnt that besides the four other persons arrested with the former minister, more suspects may also be arraigned.
Meanwhile, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) detectives, who raided the Abuja home of Allison-Madueke, just at about the time of her arrest in the UK, on Friday, reportedly recovered cash running into millions of Naira.
The trial is expected to be conducted in London and is likely to draw thousands of Nigerians resident in the United Kingdom (UK) but no date was specified, last night, when Sunday Vanguard made contacts with the National Crime Agency (NCA), which arrested and released Diezani and  the four others on Friday.
An official of the NCA gave indication of the trial in a telephone chat  but pointed out that the identities of all the suspects would only be unveiled at the point of charging them to court.
The official explained that the law establishing the NCA does not allow it to name those being investigated before charging them to court.
The official said: “Indeed we cannot name the five persons who were arrested and granted police conditional bail until we are ready to charge them to court.
“The law does not permit us to do so and we will release appropriate information to the media as the case progresses”.
But it was learnt from sources close to the British government that the NCA might have concluded arrangements to arraign Diezani and other suspects believed to be mostly Nigerian oil business men, suspected to have aided and abetted money laundering while the former minister was in office.
One of the sources said the British Government started investigating Diezani as early as 2013 following sustained allegations of financial wrongdoings at home and abroad, leveled against her and some officials of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC.
In the meantime, a team of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) operatives, which raided the Abuja home of the former minister in Asokoro, Abuja, was said to have recovered cash running into millions of Naira from the place.
But a source close to the operation said only N1.2 million was recovered.
The security agents, who stormed the home, on Frederick Chiluba Street, Asokoro, in six vehicles, reportedly gained access to the expansive mansion with the aid of some former security aides of the embattled former minister.
The team allegedly gained access to the well fortified house using one of the windows.
Reports said Diezani had not been sighted near the palatial home since leaving office in May but had been staying in the United Kingdom, where she reportedly sought medical attention over an undisclosed ailment.
In updated information on its website, yesterday, the NCA disclosed that investigation of the suspects was initiated in 2013 by the Proceeds of Corruption Unit, which transferred the matter to it early this year.
The agency said that the suspects were merely granted what it called “conditional police bail” pending further investigation to be conducted in the UK and overseas.
It was learnt that the EFCC, which has a working pact with UK anti-corruption agencies, swopped on Diezani’s home and recovered vital documents, which it hopes to use to prosecute her when the trial begins in London.
According to the NCA’s website, the International Corruption Unit (ICU) investigates bribery of foreign public officials by individuals or companies from the UK and money laundering by suspected corrupt foreign officials and their associates.
The ICU also traces and recovers the proceeds of international corruption, support foreign law enforcement agencies with international anti-corruption investigations; engages with government and business to reduce the UK’s exposure to the proceeds of corruption.
It works  to support increased compliance with the Bribery Act 2010 and draws on the specialist support available to it within the NCA, while also working closely with other UK law enforcement agencies and overseas partners.

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K,PMB dont want to witch hunt so make oyinbo do d hunting.

Lalasticlala OAM4J, Afam4eva

Orfankwagh:
K,PMB dont want to witch hunt so make oyinbo do d hunting.

Bro, you know better. Real witch-hunting!

U see one thing I like abt God, he just waits for a corrupt individual to enjoy his or her life very well, and afterwards, he uses the slightest thing to disgrace dem. Nw look at whr she ended up. Was it not her who got the job as opec president?

What about Ameachi?

Cutehector:
U see one thing I like abt God, he just waits for a corrupt individual to enjoy his or her life very well, and afterwards, he uses the slightest thing to disgrace dem. Nw look at whr she ended up. Was it not her who got the job as opec president?

I am not trying to exonerate her but is she the only corrupt figure?

Acjohn:
What about Ameachi?

lmao! Singn, wen Jesus says no, nobody can say yes.. And vice versa

Acjohn:
What about Ameachi?

...and where is Timipre Sylva?

Rapmoney:
Bro, you know better. Real witch-hunting!

i no want make some people come throw blow here

Rapmoney:
I am not trying to exonerate her but is she the only corrupt figure?

lol, brother, she is just unlucky presently.. Nobody knws wen his or her unlucky time will surface.

Wasted eyes!!

Cutehector:
lol, brother, she is just unlucky presently.. Nobody knws wen his or her unlucky time will surface.

All na wash wash! Everything will end in plea-bargain . Let's watch if she will go to jail

Orfankwagh:
Wasted eyes!!

Rapmoney:
All na wash wash! Everything will end in plea-bargain . Let's watch if she will go to jail

oboy over jail dey worry diezani...

Cutehector:
oboy over jail dey worry diezani...

God should keep us alive and healthy because I will remind you of this . How many corrupt government officials went to jail in Nigeria for corrupt practices? Amaechi is there; Oshiomole is a bigger thief!!!

Rapmoney:
God should keep us alive and healthy because I will remind you of this . How many corrupt government officials went to jail in Nigeria for corrupt practices? Amaechi is there; Oshiomole is a bigger thief!!!

they r still lucky u knw... even obasanjo is a retired corrupt politician.. Its just dat some people like allison happened to exist in d wrong time

Cutehector:
they r still lucky u knw... even obasanjo is a retired corrupt politician.. Its just dat some people like allison happened to exist in d wrong time

So PMB's government is applying selective judgement going by the nature of things.

Rapmoney:
So PMB's government is applying selective judgement going by the nature of things.

lol she wasn't arrested in nigeria

ehn ehn

Correct

I am yet to see d nigeria connection to dis trial

Her greed finally got the best of her. What a pity.

On some thread I saw the Protectionist claim her arrest has nothing to do with Buhari hence he shouldn't be credited with same- that her investigation started since 2013, and his minions hailed him. I hope they, agreeing with his argument, wouldn't still turn around to accuse the government of witch hunting Jonathan's associates, or going after illustrious sons and daughters of SS and SE while he does nothing to Northerners.

I know for a fact how warped these guys reason, hence my comment.

omenka:
Her greed finally got the best of her. What a pity.

On some thread I saw the Protectionist claim her arrest has nothing to do with Buhari hence he shouldn't be credited with same- that her investigation started since 2013, and his minions hailed him. I hope they, agreeing with his argument, wouldn't still turn around to accuse the government of witch hunting Jonathan's associates, or going after illustrious sons and daughters of SS and SE while he does nothing to Northerners.

I know for a fact how warped these guys reason, hence my comment.

Guy, where's Amaechi and Timipre sylva? I am not against probing or punishing her but it shouldn't be a selective thing!

Rapmoney:
Guy, where's Amaechi and Timipre sylva? I am not against probing or punishing her but it shouldn't be a selective thing!

Had Obj "selected" a lot of people, and Yaradua "selected his", Jonathan also "selected" his as Buhari is "selecting" and as the next president would hopefully "select" his own people to witch hunt, Nigeria would be transformed into the country of our dreams in less than 20 years of such contentious "selection" my brother.


Besides, some people contend that this isn't Baba's doing so we shouldn't praise him for it, I'm putting my money you also agreed with them and perhaps contributed some likes to their comments, so, Baba's name should be kept out of this.

Rapmoney:
Guy, where's Amaechi and Timipre sylva? I am not against probing or punishing her but it shouldn't be a selective thing!

Have you forgotten PMB has/had nothing to do with this diezani saga?

Let's hope the UK agencies will help us with other crooks as it becomes witch hunting if any one is tried in Nigeria

omenka:
Had Obj "selected" a lot of people, and Yaradua "selected his", Jonathan also "selected" his as Buhari is "selecting" and as the next president would hopefully "select" his own people to witch hunt, Nigeria would be transformed into the country of our dreams in less than 20 years of such contentious "selection" my brother.


Besides, some people contend that this isn't Baba's doing so we shouldn't praise him for it, I'm putting my money you also agreed with them and perhaps contributed some likes to their comments, so, Baba's name should be kept out of this.

Honestly if all these leaders had selected whom to hunt, we might have succeeded in eradicating almost all the economic and financial witches in Nigeria by now.

Anyway, PMB has nothing to do with it

Rapmoney:
I am not trying to exonerate her but is she the only corrupt figure?

Jailing her is such a waste of a beautiful minister. How many beautiful ones have we been lucky to have sef?

Acjohn:
What about Ameachi?

go and arrest him. If u hv any iota of sense dnt join online fools.

Hmmmm

MORNDEW:

go and arrest him. If u hv any iota of sense dnt join online fools.

you got me wrong. It all about whether or whether not Ameachi is corrupt. if he is, why leave him out. In as much as am sure that you may saying this because you are a fan of APC, not even a card carrying member, and Buhari at large. If we must fight corruption we must leave no stones unturned. Because that by what our intergrity will be measured.