vorigan:
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

http://www.punchng.com/news/police-arrest-madueke-in-london-channels-tv/

Mutuwa:
Efcc wey their eagle dey look one side..

Truckpusher:
I dey feel you jare.

Drugpusher, ur useless sister the thief is being witch hunted by the British govt. what are we going to do about it?
Oya, come diobu come tell me wettin u nuts go do.

all4naija:

A savage telling me about reasoning is like a fool claiming to intelligent more than a Nobel Prize winner in physics..

eleko1:
Diezani go spill/release beans fart......JONAaaaaaaaaaa oooooooo .We warned them to return their loot,instead she dey deceive us with sickness.KIRIKIRI beckon

ebengems:
so stupid of him. after messing Nigeria up, he wants to wipe his ass with bare hands. that's just the beginning of Nemesis for all corrupt officials, so far Baba is in charge!

KAI (kick against indiscipline) has resumed work fully in Lagos!

Baba is working. we don't care if he is slow, but at least he is not clueless, he has a map

wailers can go and hug that 337KVA transformer at the 7th avenue



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HireKiller:


Make them no try am o, if they know what is goog for this country.

No matter how much I hate the GEJ, I definitely won't take it lightly if I learnt he was arrested for corruption. And this is coming from a pacifist, Gej and pdp hater like me. Now imagine what how Gej lovers would feel.

I think arresting Gej would be a grave insult to us the minority ethnic group. Gej is the only
Nigerian head of state to be from the minority ethnic group. Should he be arrested for corruption

when previous heads of state all from majority ethnic group, that were equally corrupt are free, then we the minority ethinc group would see it as ethinicism (ethnic racism) if there is such a term.

Gej can be tried, convicted and made to return the money that he stole, but he should definitely not be thrown in prison.

odinese:
.cul... I think Jonathan is next

But hey guys pls check out this great song..

"DJ jimmy jat ft Wizkid - feeling the beat"..

I downloaded it from a site and since then I just can't stop jiggling to it.

OZAOEKPE:
"I'm dedicating this FTC on behalf of the good people of Nigeria(especially the youths), that God should see her through all this trials, and that we solidly behind her". Quote me anywhere




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








GOD Bless PMB

EbukaFran:
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.

Kastonkastroll:
When are they going to arrest Jonathan?

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



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

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



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

Alubosa:
Former Petroleum Minister, Deziani Madueke's lawyers on their way to United Kingdom..All Jazeera.

OZAOEKPE:
"I'm dedicating this FTC on behalf of the good people of Nigeria(especially the youths), that God should see her through all this trials, and that we solidly behind her". Quote me anywhere




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Extradition from UK: process under Part 2 of the act
Part of 2 of the act covers category 2 territories, which are:

Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan, The Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Cook Islands, Croatia, Cuba, Dominica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Fiji, The Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Haiti, Iceland, India, Iraq, Israel, Jamaica, Kenya, Kiribati, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Macedonia (FYR), Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Nauru, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Norway, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Russian Federation, Saint Christopher and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, San Marino, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Swaziland, Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, the United Arab Emirates, the United States of America, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Western Samoa, Zambia and Zimbabwe

Requests from these states need decisions by both the Secretary of State and the courts. The Secretary of State has no influence over the time it takes for a case to clear the judicial stages, and time a case takes to complete can vary depending on how complex the case is.

The extradition process to these territories follows these steps:

- an extradition request is made to the Secretary of State
- the Secretary of State issues a certificate and sends request to court (if request is valid)
- preliminary hearing
- extradition hearing
- Secretary of State decides on extradition
- After the extradition hearing and the Secretary of State’s decision a requested person may be able to appeal to the High Court, and if that is unsuccessful, to the Supreme Court.

Extradition requests: what’s required
When an extradition request is made to the Secretary of State if it’s ‘valid’, the Secretary of State will issue a certificate and send the request to the court.

The request will be valid if it is for a person accused or convicted of an offence, and if it’s made by an appropriate authority, such as a diplomatic or consular representative.

Documents needed to make a request
Generally the information accompanying a request needs to include:

details of the person
details of the offence of which they are accused or convicted
if the person is accused of an offence - a warrant for their arrest or provisional arrest (or a duly authenticated copy)
if someone is unlawfully at large after conviction of an offence – a certificate of the conviction and sentence (or a duly authenticated copy), or for provisional arrest, details of the conviction
evidence or information that justifies the issue of a warrant for arrest in the UK, within the jurisdiction of a judge of the court that would hold the extradition hearing
If the court is satisfied that enough information has been supplied, an arrest warrant can be issued.

Requesting states are advised to submit an initial draft request to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), so that any potential problems can be resolved.

Supporting evidence: exempted countries
The following countries don’t need to provide prima facie evidence in support of their extradition request:

Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada, Croatia, Georgia, Iceland, Israel, Liechtenstein, Macedonia FYR, Moldova, Montenegro, New Zealand, Norway, Russian Federation, Serbia, South Africa, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine and the US
Preliminary hearing
After the person has been arrested, he is brought before the court and the judge sets a date for the extradition hearing.

Extradition hearing
During the extradition hearing the judge must satisfy himself that:

the request meets the requirements of the 2003 Act, including dual criminality and prima facie evidence of guilt (where appropriate)
none of the bars to extradition apply (passage of time, hostage-taking or extraneous considerations)
the extradition is compatible with the convention rights within the meaning of the Human Rights Act 1998
Secretary of State: considerations with extradition requests
When a case is sent to the Secretary of State she must consider whether the surrender of a person is prohibited. It would be prohibited if:

the person could face the death penalty (unless the Secretary of State gets adequate written assurance that the death penalty will not be imposed)
there are no speciality arrangements with the requesting country – ‘speciality’ requires that the person must be dealt with in the requesting state only for the offences for which they’re being extradited (except in certain limited circumstances)
the person had already been extradited to the UK – this might mean the Secretary of State needs consent from the earlier extraditing country before extraditing on to the requesting state
If none of the 3 prohibitions apply, or if appropriate assurances have been given, the Secretary of State must order the extradition. Or, if surrender is prohibited, the person must be discharged.

Representations for the defence
The defence has to make any representations within 4 weeks of the case being sent to the Secretary of State (28 days including the day it was sent).

The Secretary of State has to make a decision within 8 weeks of the day the case is sent, otherwise the person may be discharged.

But the Secretary of State can apply to the High Court for an extension of the decision date if the representations are complex and enquiries need to be made of the requesting state.

To date, no extensions have been refused by the High Court. They are usually for no longer than 2 months, and more than one extension can be sought if necessary.

Appeals: the High Court
Appeals can be made to the High Court within 14 days by:

a requested person - if the district judge has sent the case to the Secretary of State, who then orders the extradition
a requesting state - if a requested person has been discharged by the judge at the extradition hearing and subsequently by the Secretary of State (after the case has been sent to them by the district judge)
Appeals: the Supreme Court
A requested person, or a requesting state, can appeal to the Supreme Court against the High Court’s decision, if leave to appeal has been granted.

Appeals to the Supreme Court can only be made on a point of law of general public importance – where that’s been agreed by the High Court. The details and time limits of these appeals are set out in section 114 of the 2003 Act.

Surrendering a requested person
Unless there is an appeal, a requested person should be extradited within 28 days of the Secretary of State’s decision.

If there is an appeal, the 28 days begin once all legal remedies have been exhausted. This time limit can be extended in exceptional circumstances, but reasonable cause must be shown for any delay.

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/extradition-processes-and-review

opribo:
Same approach as in military regime. Spend all the previous time and energy maligning personalities to score cheap points. At the end of the day nothing cues out Pf all of it. Why not focus on delivering the dividends of democracy. Pursue the election promises and stop deceiving the people. There is a lot to be done. than all the playing to the gallery. Soon our patience will run out. We are not unaware that no physical project has been embarked upon just body language policy.
Sè na like dis we go dey de?

odinese:
.cul... I think Jonathan is next

But hey guys pls check out this great song..

"DJ jimmy jat ft Wizkid - feeling the beat"..

I downloaded it from a site and since then I just can't stop jiggling to it.

twoondei:
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.