Immediate past petroleum minister, Deizani Alison-Madueke, was on Friday arrested in London by the United Kingdom National Crime Agency.

Investigations revealed that the UK Police picked up Alison-Madueke on Friday in connection with offences bordering on fraud and bribery.



The Spokesman for the UK High Commission in Abuja, Joe Abuku, confirmed to our correspondent that five persons were arrested by the agency.



He, however, did not disclose their identities.



It was gathered that the Seizure Organised Crime Agency within the National Crimes Agency of the UK arrested Deziani and are probing the allegations against her.



It was further learnt that Diezani was picked up by operatives of the SOCA at the instance of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission which has been discretely probing her.



The PUNCH investigations revealed that the SOCA has a working agreement with the EFCC in the area of investigation of allegations of financial crimes and proceeds of such crimes.



A source said, “It is true that the former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Deziani has been arrested by the UK’s National Crimes Agency, not the Metropolitan Police.



“There is an agency within the National Crimes Agency called the Seizures Organised Crimes Agency. She was actually arrested by operatives of SOCA because the agency has a working agreement with the EFCC. We have been cooperating with SOCA on a number issues.



“I can tell you that Diezani is being quizzed over allegations of bribery and fraud by the UK police.”



Investigations revealed that the EFCC dispatched a team of crack investigators to the residence of Alison-Madueke at Frederick Chiluba Avenue, Asokoro, moments after the commission was alerted that the investigation had commenced in the UK, where the ex-petroleum minister has been holed up since leaving office in May.



It was learnt that the EFCC operatives were still combing her residence as of the time of filing this report.



A family relation, who spoke on condition of anonymity, confirmed the arrest of Alison-Madueke to our correspondent on Friday.



Our correspondent could not get the Head of Media and Publicity of the EFCC, Mr. Wilson Uwujaren, to comment on the issue as repeated calls to his mobile telephone line indicated that it was either switched off or in an area outside network coverage

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First Saraki, now Diezani, Can't you see this president means business







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Diezani go spill/release beans fart......JONAaaaaaaaaaa oooooooo .We warned them to return their loot,instead she dey deceive us with sickness.KIRIKIRI beckon

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With the way things were going, I'm sure she won't have left any evidence of fraud, nothing to trace or prove anything.

The combing and searching may yield no results.

That's why EFCC hasn't gotten Tinubu till date.

Some Nigerians are smart.

Soca probing discreetly....All still means Buhari getting facts to probe the self-proclaimed sick woman!!

Hmm.. She will still be released after GEJ and abdulsalami abubakar's intervention

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Please, they should jail her in London

Na wao. This woman don suffer.
When next someone holds a sensitive position like she did such a person will be much more careful.
I just pray that she is not wrongfully victimized.

I would defend Deziani until she has been found guilty just the way APC fans say Audu, Ameachi & Fashola are innocent until found guilty

Chaii....make she repent and bring back our money... Ehmmmm...e get one babe wey I dey eye for here.....wia she dey sef?

Barcanista has already said that the EFCC has no hand in the arrest.

100% Propaganda. The source is Lai Muhammed and Aisha Buhari.



How does APC assume that Nigerians are stupiÐ? Accprding tto the 'source'

When are they going to arrest Jonathan?

A right step in the right direction. Kudos to our men.

A lot of these people rejoicing because she has been granted bail do not understand the British judicial system

Before you are arrested in the UK and most organised societies, especially for a crime like Diezani is being accused of, they must have done their homework for months and maybe years. They have the evidence and they are ready to either prosecute her or send her back to Nigeria. I can bet you that she would have almost thrown up with the amount of information they have about her personal life.

The UK is not a zoo or a lawless country. They cannot detain her indefinitely. This is just the beginning. They have confiscated her passport which means she cannot travel out of the UK. Dont be surprised that she might seek political asylum which will be turned down very quickly.

Diezani is in a lot of trouble. This is a multi national investigation and it was well planned. None of us had a clue , not even the over zealous Nigerian media. The best she can do now is to start singing like a parrot and name all her co- thieves.

Gbese re o