There were strong indications on Wednesday that
Switzerland might extradite a Nigerian oil baron,
Kola Aluko, to the United Kingdom.
The Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland,
in an electronic mail to one of our correspondents,
confirmed that the UK had sought for mutual legal
assistance from its country.
In an e-mail sent to it, the office of the AGF of
Switzerland was asked if it had received
extradition request from the UK on the
businessman.
It was also asked to specify the time the
extradition process would begin and when he
would be extradited.
In his response, Nathalie Guth of the Office of the
Attorney General of Switzerland, stated, “I refer to
your request of today and we can confirm that
the Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland
(OAG) has received a request for mutual legal
assistance from England in this context.”
He declined to give further information on the
request.
But The PUNCH learnt that “the mutual legal
assistance” could lead to eventual extradition of
Aluko to the UK in connection with the
investigation of former petroleum minister, Diezani
Alison-Madueke.
When contacted on Wednesday, the spokesperson
for the UK High Commission in Abuja, Joe
Abuku, said the official that could give information
on Aluko’s extradition was out of town and could
not be reached on the telephone.
“I can’t give any information on the extradition
issue because the official that would brief me is
out of town and cannot be reached on the phone,
but I will try and get him tomorrow (today),” he
said.
One of our correspondents also sent a mail
requesting information on the extradition to the
Home Office email, but it had not been responded
to as of the time of this report.
A top security official in the United Kingdom told
The PUNCH that the probe of Aluko may lead to
his deportation to the United Kingdom.
He said, “There are srong links between the
former oil minister and Aluko. Extradition is not
out of question.”
Aluko is an associate of Alison-Madueke, who
was arrested in the UK last week for alleged
bribery and money laundering.
Another oil baron and Chairman of Atlantic
Energy, Jide Omokore, was on Monday quizzed by
the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission
over the ongoing investigation into the Nigerian
National Petroleum Corporation.
Operatives of the EFCC had Friday last week
searched the residence of Alison-Madueke in
Asokoro, Abuja.
The operatives stormed the ex-minister’s
residence shortly after she was arrested by the
police in the UK.
Alison-Madueke was arrested by the operatives of
the National Crime Agency in London in
connection with fraud and bribery offences.
The spokesman for the UK High Commission in
Abuja, Joe Abuku, had confirmed to one of our
correspondents that five persons were arrested by
the agency.
The International Corruption Unit of the NCA had
also confirmed the arrest of five people across
London as part of an investigation into suspected
bribery and money laundering activities.

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She's going down and taking anyone associated with her along

Bunch of criminals!

these are the heroes of some demented Nigerian youths who are fighting for their brothers even when their brother had never given them anything from the stolen money. am sure the Uk govt is also part of the 'propaganda '

Aluko ke or Aloko Balm ni. Your days are numbered in Swiz.

We hope the money recovered will be put back into the economy
As for the looters
They should enjoy long life in jails

I hope by the time these thieves are convicted and put behind bars all their abobakus especially the "shuku shuku" of NL will offer to serve their jail term with them.

He should go to UK in grand style in his 50m dollars
Yachts
There is no hiding place in anywhere in the world...Them go catch you ni sha

. 99 days.