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Anti-graft investigators with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission are currently interrogating a former managing director of one of the subsidiaries of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation and three former executive directors of the oil corporation under ex-Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke.

The four are said to be under investigation by officials of the Subsidy Unit of the EFCC and their counterparts from the National Crime Agency of the United Kingdom in relation to the former minister’s case.

The PUNCH learnt on Sunday that the ex-NNPC MD and the three former EDs had already been directed to be reporting to investigators.

The four were said to be “very close” to Alison-Madueke while in office.

An EFCC source said the ex-minister might appear in court on Monday (today).

“The man has been sacked now. He has been reporting to the EFCC since. Even three former executive directors are also reporting to the EFCC to tell the agency what they know about the NNPC funds,” a top official of the anti-graft agency said.

Check however indicated that the former MD being investigated was not among the oil barons that were picked up in the UK for alleged complicity in the money laundering case against the former minister.

It was further gathered that security agents were also probing an estranged ally of the former minister and two others in the UK.

The UK authorities have been keeping the identities of the affected people in line with their practice of keeping the identities of those arrested until they are taken to court.

Our correspondents could not get the Head of Media and Publicity of the EFCC, Mr. Wilson Uwujaren, on Sunday as calls to his mobile telephone line indicated that it had been switched off.

But a top operative of the EFCC said on Sunday that the EFCC investigation into the activities of the NNPC was not just about Alison-Madueke.

The source said that more people could be grilled in relation to the probe of the corporation.

The source added that the UK Police, which had been monitoring the former minister for close to two years, had “something substantial” before moving against her.

Meanwhile, a former Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Alhaji Abubakar Tsav, while speaking on the recent arrest and bail of Alison-Madueke, dismissed insinuations that the President Muhammadu Buhari administration was out to settle political scores.

Tsav, who spoke on the telephone with one of our correspondents, noted that the former minister lived like she was above the law.

Tsav cited Alison Madueke’s refusal to appear before the National Assembly to answer charges of malfeasance levelled against her as evidence of her “arrogance” and disdain for the legislature and the country’s laws.

He said, “When (ex-President Goodluck) Jonathan was still in power, the National Assembly invited her several times to answer questions on some of these issues but she never honoured any of the invitations.

“Even when the former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, now Emir of Kano, Lamido Sanusi, made the allegations that US$20bn was not accounted for; she refused to appear before the National Assembly.”

Tsav said Nigeria had had the privilege of having credible women such as Gambo Sawaba, Margaret Ekpo and Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti, who fought for the good of society and wondered why it had become increasingly difficult to replicate their outstanding performances.

He described as embarrassing the fact that Nigeria still depended almost completely on the British police and its criminal justice system to bring our corrupt public officials to book, 55 years after our independence.

According to him, corruption is more than anything else responsible for the inability of our criminal justice system and our anti-graft agencies to act decisively over the past few years.

Tsav said, “Our anti-corruption agencies in Nigeria are not effective, apparently because there is too much political interference.

“In the case of (ex-Delta State Governor James) Ibori for instance, they found him not guilty in Nigeria but he was arrested, prosecuted and convicted in the UK.

“These agencies are either corrupt themselves or their activities are being interfered with by politicians. But I would rather believe that they themselves are corrupt and they are not willing to perform their duties very well.”

http://www.punchng.com/news/diezani-efcc-grills-ex-nnpc-chiefs/

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Wailers and the Abobakus won't like this.

According to NL's Chief Wailer, PMB should not be hailed for recent positive developments as this in our polity.

To him and his fellow waikers and Abobakus, the president should not be credited for improvement in electricity. He should not be hailed for arrest of Diezani even though we know she wouldn't have been arrested if the Otuoke man was in charge. Our president has no hands in ICPC and EFCC's recent responsive performance.

To them, the president is only responsible for unfortunate development such as Boko Haram bombings. Wha a cursed set of human beings they are.

“When (ex-President Goodluck) Jonathan was still in power, the National Assembly invited her several times to answer questions on some of these issues but she never honoured any of the invitations.

“Even when the former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, now Emir of Kano, Lamido Sanusi, made the allegations that US$20bn was not accounted for; she refused to appear before the National Assembly.”

This sort of impunity has died with GEJ's regime. We're now in an era where every man/woman, no matter how highly placed in the society they are, will take responsibilities for their actions and inactions.

Please EFCC and UK police, just pack all 'packables' and add dem join dat list. It is time Nigeria starts ridding itself of miscreants that have lived fat on the nation's wealth. One by one, we will get there. Passingshot (above me), you've said it all. Wailing wailers will not like the news. Trust me, news like this is not also meant to give them peace of mind. It is meant to give the likes of chukwudi44, temitemi, barcaheater, severe-anus-rape, oressmusomtinsomtin, high BP. Just wait and see how they will bombard this place and start commenting like patients with chronic mental disorder.

Most importantly, we want to see these thieves behind bars and let Nigerians know that no one is above the law.

lolaxavier:
Please EFCC and UK police, just pack all 'packables' and add dem join dat list. It is time Nigeria starts ridding itself of miscreants that have lived fat on the nation's wealth. One by one, we will get there. Passingshot (above me), you've said it all. Wailing wailers will not like the news. Trust me, news like this is not also meant to give them peace of mind. It is meant to give the likes of chukwudi44, temitemi, barcaheater, oressmusomtinsomtin, high BP. Just wait and see how they will bombard this place and start commenting like patients with chronic mental disorder.

Those guys will be good to use as lab rats in an experiment to understand how a set of human beings react to certain news as they do.

Typing.

.I don't know why pple hates Buhari...

From the news so far, he has been doing a great job...

Nigerians killing Nigeria, tmrrw they complain is the government..

Government:- Nigerians don't throw thrash on the road..
Tmrrw Nigerians will throw.

Nigerians:- the government doesn't wanna clean up our roads...

Sigh!

liars of apc have lost all credibility at home.
there serial lies of $700 million stolen daily,
$1.4Trillion lagos to kano railway,
$1.4 trillion 2nd Niger bridge
60 billion naira independence celebration'
non public declaration of assets,
etc etc
have reduced them to zero in the eyes of nigerians.
they have now carried their lies to london,
after lavishing the lives of 1000 nigerians in the name of stoning the devuu in the Holy Siti of Mecca,
we honest hard working nigerians are watching how they will once again expose nigeria to opprobrium on the world stae.

PassingShot:
Those guys will be good to use as lab rats in an experiment to understand how a set of human beings react to certain news as they do.

When ones source of livelihood or hope is tied to an unhealthy stream of shameful public looting and that flow is cut off, he or she has no choice but to rant and wail even when the obvious is out there in the air. That is the case of these shameful nairalanders that openly support and are ready to die for leaders that ordinarily should be branded as common thieves. It simply tells us a single fact, "they are also "potential thieves" and if given the opportunity to serve this country, they will force Nigerians to believe that corruption is not stealing. Please we wholeheartedly regret having a president who in the face of economic degradation applauded corruption. We will not go back to that era.

A typical example of show of shame is the fellow right above me who should still be cooling his heels in kirikiri but was pitifully released as a result of independence day presidential pardon.

People especially the wailers/mourners usually forget that the current President of Nigeria is a retired army general that is not distracted by their hues and cries.
He's very focused and determined in the fight against corruption and there is no amount of tears that can distract him.
To him the fight against the corrupts is not negotiable, so i counsel everyone both the wailers and the progressives to support the president in his resolve to root out the cankerworm and the caterpillars that has fester on our common patrimony.

Anyone who is against this fight is probably supporting the rate of unemployment of our young people, decay infrastructure, poor quality health care, poor social amenities, insecurity etc.

odinese:
.I don't know why pple hates Buhari...

From the news so far, he has been doing a great job...

Nigerians killing Nigeria, tmrrw they complain is the government..

Government:- Nigerians don't throw thrash on the road..
Tmrrw Nigerians will throw.

Nigerians:- the government doesn't wanna clean up our roads...

Sigh!

Who and Who Hates Buhari?

Tallesty1:
Who and Who Hates Buhari?

What a silly question...

am I just new on nl?

Oow pls f off!

likila:
liars of apc have lost all credibility at home.
there serial lies of $700 million stolen daily,
$1.4Trillion lagos to kano railway,
$1.4 trillion 2nd Niger bridge
60 billion naira independence celebration'
non public declaration of assets,
etc etc
have reduced them to zero in the eyes of nigerians.
they have now carried their lies to london,
after lavishing the lives of 1000 nigerians in the name of stoning the devuu in the Holy Siti of Mecca,
we honest hard working nigerians are watching how they will once again expose nigeria to opprobrium on the world stae.

bro, you need deliverance

likila:
liars of apc have lost all credibility at home.
there serial lies of $700 million stolen daily,
$1.4Trillion lagos to kano railway,
$1.4 trillion 2nd Niger bridge
60 billion naira independence celebration'
non public declaration of assets,
etc etc
have reduced them to zero in the eyes of nigerians.
they have now carried their lies to london,
after lavishing the lives of 1000 nigerians in the name of stoning the devuu in the Holy Siti of Mecca,
we honest hard working nigerians are watching how they will once again expose nigeria to opprobrium on the world stae.

Scanning....one chronic wailer spotted...the poster below will spot the others.

The London approach by Buhari's administration is a masterstroke. Now these corrupt politicians will have a hard time getting visa for those miscreants they use in protests. And it will be harder to bribe their way in London than Nigeria. I want all looters in jail. If your name is called, get a lawyer and head to court - I don't want any story that touches the heart.

In wailers voices - Buhari should stop witch hunting & get to work.

Those guyz obeyed the last command to save their jobs, now its time to save their names. I could remember the controversy surrounding the sack of GMDs under Dieziani.

Ha! ewon ree

Every forgotten politician is now using Diezani's travails to sound important.

The last time I checked, DAM has not been convicted by the British authorities. She will certainly have her day in court.

We are talking of Nigeria's largely partisan judicial system but the highly reliable British legal system.

Let's see how it all turns out...

#kujeorkirkiri4diezani

Lol!!!!! That 'grill' word reminds me of my Barbecue!! Please do grill her nicely till she vomits all our stolen money! Beautiful 'alledged' Thief!

modelmike7:
Lol!!!!! That 'grill' word reminds me of my Barbecue!! Please do grill her nicely till she vomits all our stolen money! Beautiful 'alledged' Thief!

Grill is a subtle word, please roast her...

maestroferddi:
Every forgotten politician is now using Diezani's travails to sound important.

The last time I checked, DAM has not been convicted by the British authorities. She will certainly have her day in court.

We are talking of Nigeria's largely partisan judicial system but the highly reliable British legal system.

Let's see how it all turns out...

Kuje prison awaits her...

lolaxavier:
Grill is a subtle word, please roast her...

lolaxavier:
Grill is a subtle word, please roast her...

Please fry her to dark brown colour