The Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) said it is ready to extradite former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, from the United Kingdom, for prosecution over alleged multiple corruption charges.

The EFCC’s secretary Emmanuel Aremo, who made the disclosure while addressing protesters at the headquarters of the commission in Abuja, however appeal from Nigerians, saying that the process of repatriating former minister would take long process to be completed.

Protesters led by popular musician and activist, Charles

‘Charly-Boy’ Oputa, had besieged the EFCC headquarter on Monday demanding immediate repatriation of Diezani to Nigeria to face trial for allegedly stealing billions of naira. While appealing for calm and understanding, Aremo declared: “We have an MoU with the British government, we have bilateral agreements on how to repatriate citizens and that is being followed. The Ministry of Justice is taking steps and we are also taking steps but one thing I will let you know is that we are not relenting in our efforts.”

Charly Boy, who is also the convener of anti-Buhari group which earlier demanded for President Buhari’s resignation under the protest theme #ResumeOrResign, explained that the protest had become imperative because the Federal Government was only seizing prop-

erties and funds from Diezani without pursuing her trial.

The musician who is championing the cause ‘Our Mumu Don Do’, said: “I am here to give support and ginger the youths who have finally decided to wake up from their docility and their slumber. We are here to force a discussion on this war on corruption. Is it only being fought on the pages of newspapers and why haven’t we had a conviction so far and why haven’t the guilty been punished so far?

“So, I am here to join the exceptional Nigerian youths to ask questions and hold the government accountable to the promises that have been made. If they cannot get a conviction

for Diezani there (in London), let them bring her back home. Our eyes are on the Diezani matter and I am hoping that it won’t be business as usual.”

Another protester, Mr. Deji Adeyanju, said the EFCC should stop waiting for directives from the Presidency before doing the needful. He argued: “We came to tell the EFCC that we are demanding Diezani’s extradition who is alleged to have stolen billions of dollars from the Nigerian coffers and we are saying if they do not extradite her and allow her trial to continue in the UK, it will be a slap on the wrist for her because what she is being accused of doing in the UK is a very minor offence.”

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