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Re: Diezani’s Dominican Republic diplomatic passport protecting her from prosecution by blowjohn(m): 9:14am On Dec 01, 2019
chibaby1985:
Towards the end of former President Goodluck Jonathan ’ s administration , former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs Diezani Alison -Madueke , was appointed Commissioner for Trade and Investment by Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit of the Commonwealth of Dominica and was handed a diplomatic passport .
This , perhaps , is why Diezani has been able to evade prosecution despite being in London for over four years .
According to Qatar- based network , Al Jazeera , the former minister may have purchased a $ 2 . 2 m choice property near the United Nations in upscale Manhattan , New York , for the Dominican Prime Minister in order to obtain the passport .
In a documentary titled, ‘ Diplomats for sale ’ , Al Jazeera reveals how politically exposed persons , including leaders of international drug cartels, purchase diplomatic passports from Caribbean countries for a fee which ranges between $ 250 , 000 and $ 2 m depending on the personality involved .
The bribe is usually paid to the leader of that country who then appoints the buyer as an ambassador or a diplomat. The buyer is subsequently issued with a diplomatic passport which gives him or her immunity from prosecution based on the Vienna Convention of 1961 .
According to the news agency , shortly before Diezani left office , there were already reports that she had allegedly stolen billions of dollars .
Worried that the incoming President Muhammadu Buhari ’ s administration might probe her , the former minister allegedly fled to London and obtained a diplomatic passport from the Prime Minister of Dominican Republic himself .
The report stated , “ In London , she ( Diezani ) is personally handed a Dominican diplomatic passport by Prime Minister Skerrit ; a passport which could shield her from criminal charges . We found documents showing a few days later that a shell company is formed in Delaware , an American state where laws mean the true owners of a company are kept secret .
“ Four months later , that shell company buys a New York apartment for $ 2 . 2 m with no mortgage . Property records confirm that the prime minister ’ s wife , Melissa, was a resident . Photos placed the Skerrit family there. Both Diezani and Skerrit deny any links to the company that bought the apartment .
“ Skerrit said the family resided there due to a kind gesture by an unnamed friend of his wife . He strongly denies any wrongdoing and says he didn ’ t demand or receive any money from Madueke . ”
The 53 - minute documentary also shows how countries like St . Lucia , Antigua and Grenada all in the Caribbean carry out such “ diplomatic passport for cash ” scam.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission had in March lamented the slow pace at which the United Kingdom was handling Diezani ’ s case .



https://punchng.com/diezanis-dominican-republic-diplomatic-passport-protecting-her-from-prosecution-report/


She sorta has the looks of Lauryn Hill
Re: Diezani’s Dominican Republic diplomatic passport protecting her from prosecution by PataAlhaja(m): 9:15am On Dec 01, 2019
mmsen:
But I thought women weren't corrupt. wink

Where are all those women talking nonsense about how the world would be better if everything was managed by women?

grin grin grin

Na dem like money pass ... very stingy set of homo sapiens.

cc pocohantas

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Re: Diezani’s Dominican Republic diplomatic passport protecting her from prosecution by Microwhy: 9:16am On Dec 01, 2019
yomalex:
But wait lawyers in the house If she renounces her Nigerian citizenship then I'm thinking even Nigeria can't prosecute her. undecided
I don't think you need a lawyer to help you, it's actually a common sense.
Steal and renounce = joke.

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Re: Diezani’s Dominican Republic diplomatic passport protecting her from prosecution by EasternActivist: 9:16am On Dec 01, 2019
Stalwert:
This is what beerfraudians wish upon Nigeria, they want this sort of criminals back in power.

What have you done about thiefnibu
Hypocrites everywhere.

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Re: Diezani’s Dominican Republic diplomatic passport protecting her from prosecution by executive12: 9:17am On Dec 01, 2019
yomalex:
But wait lawyers in the house If she renounces her Nigerian citizenship then I'm thinking even Nigeria can't prosecute her. undecided

Really? Of course she can always be prosecuted by Nigeria for crimes she committed against Nigeria, even if she renounces her citizenship. Otherwise foreigners would be pouring into Nigeria to commit crimes and go free.
Re: Diezani’s Dominican Republic diplomatic passport protecting her from prosecution by manontree: 9:18am On Dec 01, 2019
But she offered to come back to Nigeria and EFCC as at then refused

Have they forgotten this?

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Re: Diezani’s Dominican Republic diplomatic passport protecting her from prosecution by executive12: 9:19am On Dec 01, 2019
UdechiHD:
Media trial

Well, she should come back and face non media trial.
Re: Diezani’s Dominican Republic diplomatic passport protecting her from prosecution by demexTK(m): 9:20am On Dec 01, 2019
Baddest grin
Re: Diezani’s Dominican Republic diplomatic passport protecting her from prosecution by ruggedtimi(m): 9:20am On Dec 01, 2019
sense woman, nice move
Re: Diezani’s Dominican Republic diplomatic passport protecting her from prosecution by Nobody: 9:20am On Dec 01, 2019
helinues:
They have been repeating the documentary since Thursday..

The diplomatic passports is what is currently shielding her from prosecutions .

Funniest part of all the indicted people, Dieziani is the only African mentioned





https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/243772-efcc-blocks-ex-minister-alison-maduekes-offer-return-nigeria-trial.html
Re: Diezani’s Dominican Republic diplomatic passport protecting her from prosecution by Gandollaar(f): 9:22am On Dec 01, 2019
moscobabs:

Ignorance is indeed a disease...if u are charged for 10 offence and u are exonerated from one does it mean u have been acquitted for all?
Ok pls show me her current charge sheet.
Re: Diezani’s Dominican Republic diplomatic passport protecting her from prosecution by Gandollaar(f): 9:23am On Dec 01, 2019
helinues:


Stop watching NTA
Is NTA no longer the trusted mouthpiece of APC? grin

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Re: Diezani’s Dominican Republic diplomatic passport protecting her from prosecution by executive12: 9:23am On Dec 01, 2019
Stalwert:
This is what beerfraudians wish upon Nigeria, they want this sort of criminals back in power.

Just like your credit card fraudster and drug peddling folks wish a criminal like Tinubu on Nigeria.

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Re: Diezani’s Dominican Republic diplomatic passport protecting her from prosecution by senatoradeolaa: 9:24am On Dec 01, 2019
Maradona everywhere.������

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Re: Diezani’s Dominican Republic diplomatic passport protecting her from prosecution by helinues: 9:27am On Dec 01, 2019
Gandollaar:
Is NTA no longer the trusted mouthpiece of APC? grin

Yeah, they are that's why they are broadcasting EPL live matches
Re: Diezani’s Dominican Republic diplomatic passport protecting her from prosecution by executive12: 9:29am On Dec 01, 2019
mansakhalifa:
Citizenship in all those Caribbean island countries is not a matter of birth or naturalisation. It is a matter of cash. Dominica, St Kitts, Antigua, just pay the cash and bang, you have a passport on your hands.

In St. Kitts, all you have to do is pay or 'invest' something in the region of $250k and you are as good as being a citizen. Matter of fact the two Russian brothers behind Telegram bought St Kitt's citizenship that way. They simply invested a couple of millions each into St Kitt's sugar industry and that was it. Got their passports.

But this diplomatic passport for 'change' sh!t is getting messier. And I have heard a whole lot about that Skerrit guy. Not so savoury, I must say. Dude's gangster.

The developed countries, including the US, also offer route to citizenship through investment. It's not unique to the small Caribbean countries.

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Re: Diezani’s Dominican Republic diplomatic passport protecting her from prosecution by executive12: 9:31am On Dec 01, 2019
Dogalmighty17:
EFCC is just trying to give silly excuses and reasons for it's ineptitude. Allison has conspirators. Jide and Aluko. They've had cases here in Nigeria that has gone no where in the courts. Do those ones have diplomatic passports too? Her family must have benefited from the vile and desperate pilfering of the public purse she engaged in. Bank records will easily show that. Has EFCC gone after them? Yet when it comes to ordinary Yahoo boys we see EFCC showing strength.

Allison will not be touched. In exchange for peace in the Niger Delta, the present APC government is looking over a lot of misdeeds in the previous administration.

Exactly.
Re: Diezani’s Dominican Republic diplomatic passport protecting her from prosecution by livebyday(m): 9:31am On Dec 01, 2019
invigilator:
This lady diezanied with the Federations money, even if EFCC caught up with her, she will still pay bail fes and still be roaming the streets of Nigeria with expensive vehicles and government paid escorts

Ask Mompha
Ask Naira Marley
Ask Bankole
Ask Others..

Why are these names listed only from one tribe?.

Don't forget Goatluck dumbnathan
Maina
Orji kalu
Sheepopotamus
Okorocha
Gaduje


All these corrupt politicians cross tribal and religious divide
Re: Diezani’s Dominican Republic diplomatic passport protecting her from prosecution by Depressed101: 9:33am On Dec 01, 2019
BlackfireX:
Leave the woman alone you jobless, propaganda media..... The money she was accused of stealing ,is it your Father's money
it is the money meant for you and i. And you shouldn't shield her because she comes from the same region as you and i. Who she help with the money wey she thief
Me and you? The answer is NO.. She kept the billions for her family alone, the same billion thaf was meant for the both of us...

Condemn bad... I wish dies in london. Wicked woman, look how innocent she looks like

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Re: Diezani’s Dominican Republic diplomatic passport protecting her from prosecution by executive12: 9:33am On Dec 01, 2019
helinues:


Because of her Dominican Diplomatic passports..

Excepts is she steps outside UK cos UK have no choice than to respect her immunity

Yeah right. You will believe anything I guess. How about her partners Jide Omokore and Aluko; do they also have diplomatic passports?

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Re: Diezani’s Dominican Republic diplomatic passport protecting her from prosecution by Nobody: 9:34am On Dec 01, 2019
another attack from Turkey, Al Jeezera loosing its credibility, they should do documentary on Turkey shipment of arms to Nigeria and I will take them serious

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Re: Diezani’s Dominican Republic diplomatic passport protecting her from prosecution by Horus(m): 9:35am On Dec 01, 2019

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ssM34LcanM

Judge Gives EFCC Ultimatum to Extradite Diezani From Uk
Re: Diezani’s Dominican Republic diplomatic passport protecting her from prosecution by BlackfireX: 9:37am On Dec 01, 2019
executive12:


Are you alright at all?


Case study : ganduje.
He was recorded stuffing money inside his agbada,obviously a bribe.


What happened: he won reelection, the president campaigned for him, EFCC became a deaf and dumb watching an ordinary citizen usiing bullion van on the election day.
Sanusi was nearly disgraced for speaking against the govnor...

Now you want people or UK government to support you in grandstanding in our diezani matter.... No way you hypocrites.

Now I ask you, are you alright

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Re: Diezani’s Dominican Republic diplomatic passport protecting her from prosecution by 9jakool: 9:37am On Dec 01, 2019
Meanwhile Sowore is currently held with no real crime and the real criminals who have stolen billions of Naira are untouchable and escaping justice. If I were president, my first act would be purging every corrupt politicians by their hundreds. Nigeria will continue to remain backward until we have politicians that actually have the passion to serve the people instead of lining their pockets.
Re: Diezani’s Dominican Republic diplomatic passport protecting her from prosecution by BlackfireX: 9:38am On Dec 01, 2019
executive12:


Are you alright at all?


Case study : ganduje.
He was recorded stuffing money inside his agbada,obviously a bribe.


What happened: he won reelection, the president campaigned for him, EFCC became a deaf and dumb watching an ordinary citizen usiing bullion van on the election day.
Sanusi was nearly disgraced for speaking against the govnor...

Now you want people or UK government to support you in grandstanding in our diezani matter.... No way you hypocrites.
Some weeks ago many bogus list of crime on her was , removed...hahahaha

Now I ask you, are you alright
Re: Diezani’s Dominican Republic diplomatic passport protecting her from prosecution by executive12: 9:38am On Dec 01, 2019
BlackfireX:





Which yam The oil belongs to SS SE people, they have right


Which region are you from??

Really? So if the oil belongs to SS SE, individuals like Diezani should pocket proceeds from it?
Re: Diezani’s Dominican Republic diplomatic passport protecting her from prosecution by helinues: 9:38am On Dec 01, 2019
executive12:


Yeah right. You will believe anything I guess. How about her partners Jide Omokore and Aluko; do they also have diplomatic passports?

Stop watching NTA buddy...

Google is your friend by checking the immunity with diplomatic passports...

Ordinary ambassador passport cost less than $400k at the Caribbean...

Mrs Ojuyobo bought a house worth $2m to secure the Dominican republic diplomatic passports.

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Re: Diezani’s Dominican Republic diplomatic passport protecting her from prosecution by 9jakool: 9:39am On Dec 01, 2019
BlackfireX:



Case study : ganduje.
He was recorded stuffing money inside his agbada,obviously a bribe.


What happened: he won reelection, the president campaigned for him, EFCC became a deaf and dumb watching an ordinary citizen usiing bullion van on the election day.
Sanusi was nearly disgraced for speaking against the govnor...

Now you want people or UK government to support you in grandstanding in our diezani matter.... No way you hypocrites.

Now I ask you, are you alright


EFCC is a joke! They are also corrupt!

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