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Rear-admiral Alison Madueke (rtd) Flies In Legal Team To Defend His Wife Diezani by lalasticlala(m): 10:29am On Oct 06, 2015


Following the arrest of the former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, on allegations of bribery, corruption and money laundering, her interrogation continued yesterday at the Charing Cross Police Station, just as her husband, a former Chief of Naval Staff, Rear-Admiral Alison Madueke (rtd), has put together a legal team to defend his wife against the charges by the United Kingdom authorities.

The former minister was arrested last Friday in London by the British National Crime Agency (NCA) alongside four other people, but was granted bail after over five hours of questioning.

Even though the identities of the four other people arrested along with Mrs. Alison-Madueke were not disclosed, sources informed THISDAY that they were domestic staff and aides of the former minister.

NCA said investigations on the former minister were commenced in 2013 by the British authorities under the Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA) and transferred to it earlier this year.

Since her arrest, her husband, THISDAY learnt, was said to have swung into action by putting together a crack legal team to defend his wife in the UK.

One of the lawyers, Mr. Chike C. Amobi, a US-trained attorney, was said to have departed Lagos on Saturday night for London to join a Queen’s Counsel, who accompanied the minister to the Charing Cross Police Station to respond to questions from NCA on the allegations of bribery, corruption and money laundering against her. Amobi is expected back in Lagos today.

THISDAY further gathered that during its search of her residence in London, agents of the NCA, in addition to dispossessing the former minister of all her mobile phones, also confiscated less than £30,000 in her possession. NCA, in addition, seized her passport to prevent her from leaving the UK.

After her arrest and bail, speculation was rife that she was supposed to appear at the Westminster Magistrate’s Court on Marylebone Road in London for arraignment.

However, the former minister did not show up at the court, which was besieged by Nigerian journalists who had gone to cover the case.
Instead, her mother, Mrs. Beatrice Agama, and another woman, Ms. Melanie Spencer, appeared at the court for yesterday’s sitting while the case on allegations of money laundering was adjourned for hearing by the court to April 5, 2016.

The court also granted an application for seizure of the money seized from Mrs. Alison-Madueke.

According to the BBC, the NCA monday secured the seizure of the sum of £27,000 in the case involving the former petroleum minister at the magistrate’s court in London.

In a series of twitter posts by one of its correspondents, BBC reported: “Today at Westminster Magistrate’s Court an application for detention of cash seized under the Proceeds of Crime Act was made v Diezani. The application was made by the National Crime Agency #Nigeria.

“This means that she, contrary to emails from the court, may not have had to attend today. Basically the NCA applied for an order that cash seized be detained #Nigeria.

“NCA have to apply on a cash seizure case within 48 hours so they must have found it recently #Nigeria. Or they found it earlier and this was a further application #Nigeria.

“£27,000 was seized in the case vs Alison-Madueke and cash detained until April 2016 #Nigeria. Cash seized under Section 295 of Proceeds of Crime Act until 5th April 2016 #Nigeria.”

By granting the application, which was filed by the UK’s NCA, the money would be held in the custody of the court until April next year.
A separate application was also made against Mrs. Agama for the seizure of £5,000 and $2,000 (about £6,300) while Ms. Spencer was made to forfeit £10,000. Ms. Spencer was believed to have been one of the persons arrested alongside the former minister.

Efforts to get the NCA to provide more information on its investigation of the former minister proved abortive, as the agency informed THISDAY yesterday that its case against her was being secretly safeguarded.

Responding to THISDAY’s email requesting an update on the investigation, the crime agency in its official response, with reference number: 1080106, said it would not disclose the details of the matter.

“The NCA will not disclose details of any investigation it is currently conducting,” the Senior Duty Officer (IG) of the Control Centre in NCA stated.

The NCA, which became operational in October 2013, leads the UK’s law enforcement fight against serious and organised crime.
But THISDAY gathered that the NCA intends to spread its dragnet by interrogating certain “persons of interest” in connection with the former minister.

A source in the UK explained that though the “persons of interest” are not being charged for any crime, the UK authorities have decided to invite them to help them with their investigations.

Some of the so-called persons of interest, THISDAY learnt, include foreign-based businessman, Mr. Kola Aluko; a staff of the London office of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mr. Joe Mordi; the former minister’s London-based driver; another London-based driver/butler; and one of the co-founders of oil and gas trading firm Tridax Energy, Mr. Donald Chidi Amamgbo.

Meanwhile, the presidency monday confirmed the arrest in London of Mrs. Alison-Madueke on suspicion of bribery and money laundering.

“Nigeria is aware of the arrest of the former petroleum minister in London on money laundering charges,” presidential spokesman Garba Shehu told AFP.

“The government has been informed and the DSS (Department of State Services) is collaborating with the relevant security agencies in the UK to handle the matter,” he said.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and its sister agency, the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), however, declined comment on the corruption allegations against Mrs. Alison-Maduekwe.

The anti-graft agencies also refused to make any comment on whether or not they participated in the investigation on alleged money laundering which led to the arrest of the former minister in London.

EFFC had on Friday searched Mrs. Alison-Madueke’s homes in Lagos and Abuja, triggering speculations that vital information on the allegations against the former minister was recovered.

The commission however did not make an official pronouncement on the matter.

EFCC spokesperson, Mr. Wilson Uwujaren, declined to comment on questions posed to him.

He said: “I wouldn’t like to comment on the issue, I have no comment, that is the major reason why a lot of people couldn’t reach me during the weekend.”

A source with the ICPC also stated that the commission had no involvement in the investigation, adding that the commission had no immediate plan to investigate the former minister.

“The charges against her border on money laundering, it has to do with foreign currency; this has nothing to do with us,” he said.


http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/alison-madueke-s-uk-interrogation-continues-husband-flies-in-legal-team/222036/

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Re: Rear-admiral Alison Madueke (rtd) Flies In Legal Team To Defend His Wife Diezani by midehi2(f): 10:30am On Oct 06, 2015
he didn't caution her when she was 'moving' the nation's money, what can his defence do at this late hour, well, that's why he's a husband, steal together, suffer together, power of love

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Re: Rear-admiral Alison Madueke (rtd) Flies In Legal Team To Defend His Wife Diezani by Rilwayne001: 10:31am On Oct 06, 2015
Rear-Admiral Alison Madueke (rtd), where are you when your Capra aegagrus Hircus wife was busy eating our Yam? angry

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Re: Rear-admiral Alison Madueke (rtd) Flies In Legal Team To Defend His Wife Diezani by MosakuAW(m): 10:31am On Oct 06, 2015
Oga retired military man!

We know you have the right to defend your wife because she is your wife, but am sure you dont have the right to stop her from going to prison if she is found guilty.

There are laws in the UK and they apply it when necessary not Nigeria where we only have written laws.

Awon ole diran

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Re: Rear-admiral Alison Madueke (rtd) Flies In Legal Team To Defend His Wife Diezani by DONSMITH123(m): 10:31am On Oct 06, 2015
grin Its too late My Admiral. The money your wife steal can feed the whole nation.


Lady D and her family making news for some days now and not good news at all.

May God help us in this nation.

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Re: Rear-admiral Alison Madueke (rtd) Flies In Legal Team To Defend His Wife Diezani by gladiolus: 10:33am On Oct 06, 2015
Park well

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Re: Rear-admiral Alison Madueke (rtd) Flies In Legal Team To Defend His Wife Diezani by saintTim(m): 10:35am On Oct 06, 2015
Legal team ko? Oya na let see their strength not money this time ,








Him think say him wife eye or money fit charm ndi ocha,

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Re: Rear-admiral Alison Madueke (rtd) Flies In Legal Team To Defend His Wife Diezani by IdisuleOurOwn(m): 10:35am On Oct 06, 2015
H

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Re: Rear-admiral Alison Madueke (rtd) Flies In Legal Team To Defend His Wife Diezani by tayebest(m): 10:36am On Oct 06, 2015
This people thought they are in Nigeria...



Madam frog-eye maight also implicate you sir because una dey always share the money! grin

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Re: Rear-admiral Alison Madueke (rtd) Flies In Legal Team To Defend His Wife Diezani by CreampieAngela(f): 10:36am On Oct 06, 2015
When are the ibos finally going back to Biafra ?

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Re: Rear-admiral Alison Madueke (rtd) Flies In Legal Team To Defend His Wife Diezani by bmxshop: 10:36am On Oct 06, 2015
People promise to stick with their spouse 'for richer or poorer' but it's the 'for poorer' part that causes the worry. The big shock is that the 'for richer' bit can also cause problems.

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Re: Rear-admiral Alison Madueke (rtd) Flies In Legal Team To Defend His Wife Diezani by Nobody: 10:37am On Oct 06, 2015
embarassed
Flying in my own lawyers too!! We must win this case!! angry angry

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Re: Rear-admiral Alison Madueke (rtd) Flies In Legal Team To Defend His Wife Diezani by jamesbanjo(m): 10:37am On Oct 06, 2015
Hmmh
NaiJa i hail o

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Re: Rear-admiral Alison Madueke (rtd) Flies In Legal Team To Defend His Wife Diezani by youngice(m): 10:37am On Oct 06, 2015
see his big nose and her big eyes

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Re: Rear-admiral Alison Madueke (rtd) Flies In Legal Team To Defend His Wife Diezani by laurel03(m): 10:37am On Oct 06, 2015
When Africa Leaders will stop laundering money to western countries... Even why those western government continue collecting dirty money from our leaders... They are also corrupts..
Many third world countries especially those in Africa lack the infrastructures needed to run successful economies because of the loots.... All Nigeria looted money abroad can fix many things in Nigeria...

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Re: Rear-admiral Alison Madueke (rtd) Flies In Legal Team To Defend His Wife Diezani by ylaa(f): 10:37am On Oct 06, 2015
for better for worst.

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Re: Rear-admiral Alison Madueke (rtd) Flies In Legal Team To Defend His Wife Diezani by Adex097: 10:38am On Oct 06, 2015
Captain Madueke to the rescue grin

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Re: Rear-admiral Alison Madueke (rtd) Flies In Legal Team To Defend His Wife Diezani by Lincoln275(m): 10:38am On Oct 06, 2015

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Re: Rear-admiral Alison Madueke (rtd) Flies In Legal Team To Defend His Wife Diezani by Opetech(m): 10:38am On Oct 06, 2015
shuo!!!

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Re: Rear-admiral Alison Madueke (rtd) Flies In Legal Team To Defend His Wife Diezani by AdemolaA2: 10:38am On Oct 06, 2015
Well, in as much as I believe Nigerian tabloids add to stories we read especially when it has to do with embezzlement of govt funds, I still believe there is no smoke without fire. So madam Allison, your cup is full and there is no amount of legal team your husband fly into the UK that will save you this time.

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Re: Rear-admiral Alison Madueke (rtd) Flies In Legal Team To Defend His Wife Diezani by adioolayi(m): 10:38am On Oct 06, 2015
what shall it profit a man to gain the whole world and lose his soul.....
Just that the economy of this earth understands one language...MONEY...as important as it is, it should not be sort after by dubious means full of atrocities especially the ones where what is meant for a Nation is diverted into the purse of an individual.... such actions usually end in shame on earth... I don't know about heaven..I've not been there.
Diezani's Shame!

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Re: Rear-admiral Alison Madueke (rtd) Flies In Legal Team To Defend His Wife Diezani by tuoyoojo(m): 10:38am On Oct 06, 2015
Ok

Sit back enjoy the battle

Mbok pass me d popcorn

Sh*t is abt to get real

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Re: Rear-admiral Alison Madueke (rtd) Flies In Legal Team To Defend His Wife Diezani by Nobody: 10:38am On Oct 06, 2015
If he like make he disappear go

The thief must go to jail angry

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Re: Rear-admiral Alison Madueke (rtd) Flies In Legal Team To Defend His Wife Diezani by Nobody: 10:39am On Oct 06, 2015
booked for lala cheesy cheesy cheesy
Re: Rear-admiral Alison Madueke (rtd) Flies In Legal Team To Defend His Wife Diezani by Nobody: 10:39am On Oct 06, 2015
And sticlala grin grin grin
Re: Rear-admiral Alison Madueke (rtd) Flies In Legal Team To Defend His Wife Diezani by osamaBUSH(m): 10:39am On Oct 06, 2015
A

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Re: Rear-admiral Alison Madueke (rtd) Flies In Legal Team To Defend His Wife Diezani by sweatlana: 10:39am On Oct 06, 2015
I like this woman so much. I hope she is innocent or else her own don finish.

Efcc should turn the spot light on ameachi cos his crimes can't go unpunished just because apc is in power

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Re: Rear-admiral Alison Madueke (rtd) Flies In Legal Team To Defend His Wife Diezani by Dee60: 10:39am On Oct 06, 2015
Where has he been?

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Re: Rear-admiral Alison Madueke (rtd) Flies In Legal Team To Defend His Wife Diezani by Nobody: 10:39am On Oct 06, 2015
Deiziani, Mother, Son now husband. okay o

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Re: Rear-admiral Alison Madueke (rtd) Flies In Legal Team To Defend His Wife Diezani by missKiffy(f): 10:39am On Oct 06, 2015
I thought her supporters were rejoicing yesterday that she won't be charged

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Re: Rear-admiral Alison Madueke (rtd) Flies In Legal Team To Defend His Wife Diezani by OrlandoOwoh(m): 10:40am On Oct 06, 2015
The lawyers will end up being jailed like that of James Ibori. The UK doesn't joke with corrupt people and condones lawyers giving unnecessary submissions to get adjournment.

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