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Former Petroleum Minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke, who is being investigated for a series of multi-billion dollar fraud and money laundering offences in Nigeria, the United Kingdom and America has threatened to squeal on his co-conspirators, Kola Aluko and Jide Omokore.

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She said after opening up on everything that transpired in the controversial fraudulent transactions, she would be ready to be thrown in jail along with her co-conspirators.

Mrs. Alison-Madueke explosive comment is contained in a recorded conversation recovered by investigators probing the corruption allegations against the former minister.

Details of the conversations have now been filed as part of a civil complaint by the United States Department of Justice (DoJ) seeking the forfeiture of over $144 million slush fund.

The trio of Mrs Alison-Madueke, Mr. Aluko and Mr. Omokore were listed as persons of interest in the civil complaint filed at the US District Court, Houston, Texas.

The complaint revealed how the three individuals laundered millions of dollars on behalf of Mrs Alison-Madueke, which was used in buying properties in the US and the UK for her family in return for oil contracts to Atlantic Energy Drilling Concepts Nigeria Ltd (AEDC) and Atlantic Energy brass Development Ltd (AEBD), two shell companies owned by Mr Omokore.

In the conversation with Mr Aluko recorded by herself on May 14, 2014, a clearly angry Mrs Alison-Madueke, admitted to helping his co-conspirators secure the multi-billion dollars Strategic Alliance Agreements (SAAs) deals.

In another conversation with another unknown recipient, the former minister dared Mr. Aluko to reveal details of their dealings, and then face the consequences.

She was however furious at how the ostentatious acquisitions of Messrs Aluko and Omokore might have led law enforcement agencies across the world to their shady dealings.

She was particularly mad at Mr Aluko’s acquisition of a the Galatical Star, a $80 million “super yacht”, warning that he could have rented a yacht for two weeks instead of buying one.

“You and Jide [i.e., OMOKORE] had some of the most support that we could possibly give. At a time when we’re not doing anything else, we stuck our necks out regarding the SAA and we supported it. [INAUDIBLE] How the two of you have ruined it is incredulous and incredible to all of us,” she said.

“I spoke to you several times about your general behaviour, acquisition of assets, etc., asking you to be a bit more careful because [INAUDIBLE] will start following you. I remember we had this open discussion more than once. You kept telling me that there was no issue because you did it in a certain way, you did it in a certain—and I kept telling you that it doesn’t matter how you do it.

“Once you start acquiring, acquiring, acquiring at a certain level, then you’ll be—whether you like it or not, whether it was done in the most transparent—you understand?— manner or not, because they will want to trace where it came from. This is an age of terrorism,

“If you want to hire a yacht, you lease it for two weeks or whatever. You don’t go and sink funds into it at this time when Nigerian oil and gas sector is under all kinds of watch, as we have been for some time, and where Atlantic [i.e., AEDC and/or AEBD] itself has been the subject of all kinds of speculation,” she said.

Apparently while the trio allegedly schemed to launder billions of naira that should have accrued to the Nigerian government all was not well with them. In the recorded conversation, Mrs Alison-Madueke, in response to speculations that Mr Aluko was going to blackmail her, threatened to spill the beans.

She said she was ready to reveal to Nigerians all that happened and was ready to follow Messrs Aluko and Omokore to jail.

“I said tell him [i.e., ALUKO] to bring everything out, and then you know what will happen? No problem, I will be happy to escort all of you to jail along with myself. I said, in fact, you’ll be shocked by what I will do. Because when it comes to that, I will come out and tell the Nigerian people this is what happened.

“Oh, yes, I will blame myself, but it [INAUDIBLE] place and everything. Anything they want to say, I am happy to go. But I will come out openly and say it so that they can judge me openly. And then all of us go and sit on the gate. Let us see who survived [INAUDIBLE], me or you,” she said.

Mrs Alison-Madueke also acknowledged that the furniture she was given by the duo of Messrs Aluko and Omokore was not worth more than $4million.

“The furniture they gave me didn’t come to more than four million dollars, altogether. [INAUDIBLE] it is truth. I was with [INAUDIBLE],” she admitted.

Mrs Alison-Madueke, who is reported to be receiving treatment for cancer in the United Kingdom, is already facing a series of multi-billion dollar fraud-related investigations by Nigerian and UK authorities.

Last February a Federal High Court in Lagos ordered the forfeiture of N34 billion linked to her but stashed in several Nigerian banks.

Mr Omokore, an oil businessman, alongside some top officials of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) is facing a nine-count charge of criminal diversion of about $1.6 billion of proceeds of sales of petroleum products belonging to the Nigerian government.

The Nigerian government is also seeking a world-wide freeze of multi-billion dollar assets owned by Messrs. Aluko and Omokore.

The assets include a $80 million “Super Yatch”, the Galatica and three private jets.

Source: http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/237045-alleged-corruption-im-ready-go-jail-ex-minister-diezani-alison-madueke.html/amp

Dieeeee in jail

Is that your contribution?

DivinelyBlessed:
Dieeeee in jail

Come with lots of goodies, cos its going to be a looooonnnnnngggggg ride baby.

Madam. America no bi like Nigeria o. If ur hands no clear, no take the risk enter flight go there go defend urself o. Na jail straight.

dasauce:
Is that your contribution?

Walahi

Thank you

Nigeria are taking too much from this people called politicians enough is enough. All the thieving politicians are liable to die they are all the same ex and incumbent

Ever wondered what $1.2bil doars looked like, feels like and could do for Nigerians?

Okpollo-eyed thief is the biggest criminal to ever grace a democratic republic in this planet! This is just the tip of the iceberg, I am sure she would find no peace in this world and in her next afterlife.

Bloody thief!

I tell you...massive thieving confidence

MaziOmenuko:
Ever wondered what $1.2bil doars looked like, feels like and could do for Nigerians?

Okpollo-eyed thief is the biggest criminal to ever grace a democratic republic in this planet! This is just the tip of the iceberg, I am sure she would find no peace in this world and in her next afterlife.

Bloody thief!

Incarceration no!!. U deserve more than that.. All I wish for u is death..for milking dis country

The judiciary is the reason why thief like madueke still got guts, if it were in the US, she'll have been convicted to life in prison without the possibility Of parole While still on Hospital bed!

Temmy5050:
Nigeria are taking too much from this people called politicians enough is enough. All the thieving politicians are liable to die they are all the same ex and incumbent

dasauce:
The judiciary is the reason why thief like madueke still got guts, if it were in the US, she'll have been convicted to life in prison without the possibility Of parole While still on Hospital bed!

i dey tell you..she did not make noise when she was stealing the money so she can quietly go to jail ..see her..mouth like "the furniture was not wort more than $4 million..madam furniture 4 miller in dollars and you are sounding as if it isn't much....madam you are mad...and may God punish you in Jesus name....

madam US no get sympathy o..... you better come back to Nigeria where you can still buy your way out and still be going for summer anywhere in the world all in the name of medical checkups...... Nigeria Judiciary system is dead and decay

DivinelyBlessed:
Dieeeee in jail

buhari will die before