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How N3.7bn UK House Put Diezani In Trouble by wolesmile(m): 1:45am On Oct 06, 2015 |
THERE were indications on Monday on
how a former Minister of Petroleum
Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke
and a former Managing Director of a
parastatal under the NNPC got
themselves into trouble with the police in
the United Kingdom.
The PUNCH learnt that the purchase of
houses each in London by the former
minister and the sacked NNPC top shot
had sent the police investigators after
them since 2013.
Alison-Madueke and the ex-MD had
bought a house each in London through a
mortgage but the two were said to have
attracted suspicion when they offered to
pay huge sum to clear the mortgage on
the properties.
A source said the ex-minister’s house
cost £12.5m. The source was however
silent on the cost of the house bought by
the former MD of the subsidiary of the
NNPC.
It was learnt that the UK’s National
Crimes Agency had dispatched a team to
Abuja for an investigation into the
incomes of the affected public officers
because of the huge amount of money
that was being paid steadily to defray the
amount on the mortgage.
The source explained that the police
suspected that the mortgaged London
properties might have been serviced with
laundered money from the Government
of Nigeria.
The source said, “This particular
investigation did not originate from
Nigeria. I can tell you that this is different
from the investigation being conducted by
the Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission into the financial operations
of the NNPC under Alison-Madueke.
“This is a strictly UK investigation and it
has to do with the procurement of a
property in the UK for £12.5m through a
mortgage arrangement in London.
“The UK authorities became suspicious
when they realised that the agreed
monthly amount for the mortgage was
too high for the income of a public official
without other sources of income.
“You know the (UK) people; they kept
quiet when the whole arrangement was
going on in 2013. They allowed the funds
to go into their economy before they
moved in against them with the intent to
seize the properties.
“She was not the only person that bought
the properties. The other guy, a close ally
from the NNPC also bought a house in
London. These are the issues the UK
police are investigating.”
The investigation, which commenced in
2013 climaxed Friday last week with the
arrest of Alison-Madueke and four others
by the UK police for alleged fraud.
The EFCC raided the residence of the ex-
minister at Asokoro same day she was
arrested in the UK.
Although the raid did not yield any huge
financial recovery contrary to media
reports, the operatives from the Subsidy
Unit of the EFCC carted away several
documents from the residence.
The EFCC operatives, who insisted that
only N1.2m was recovered from the
Asokoro residence of the minister, said
that the files moved away from her house
were being analysed.
When contacted, the spokesperson for
the EFCC, Mr. Wilson Uwujaren, on
Monday declined to comment on the
Alison-Madueke saga.
Uwujaren said he did not know anything
about the ex-minister’s case.
Meanwhile, the British National Crime
Agency on Monday obtained court
permission to temporarily seize £27,000
(N8.078m) from a former petroleum
resources minister, Diezani Alison-
Madueke, Reuters reports.
The ex-President Goodluck Jonathan’s oil
minister between 2010 and 2015 and her
cohorts were arrested in London last
Friday and charged with money laundring
offences.
Reuters quoted an administrative officer
at the Westminster Magistrates’ Court as
saying on Monday that the NCA had
applied to the court for an order to seize
various sums of money in relation to
Alison-Madueke and two other women
for up to six months.
The administrative officer did not provide
any information on the link between the
three women.
The NCA had on Friday issued a short
statement saying its International
Corruption Unit had arrested five people
in London as part of an inquiry into
suspected bribery and money laundering
offences.
The NCA did not name those arrested but
said all five had been released on
conditional police bail, pending further
investigations in Britain and overseas. It
said the investigation had started in 2013.
But the Federal Government through
presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu, had
confirmed late on Sunday the arrest of
the former minister and that “the
government of Nigeria is collaborating
with the UK authority in the
investigations and her trial.” www.punchng.com/news/how-n3-7bn-uk-house-put-diezani-in-trouble/ 2 Likes |
Re: How N3.7bn UK House Put Diezani In Trouble by socialmediaman: 1:50am On Oct 06, 2015 |
All these "sources"... Pesin go read newspaper finish come carry the news twist am like say Na him do the investigation 1 Like |
Re: How N3.7bn UK House Put Diezani In Trouble by faray: 1:52am On Oct 06, 2015 |
Ok |
Re: How N3.7bn UK House Put Diezani In Trouble by Businessideas: 4:18am On Oct 06, 2015 |
But it is absolutely necessary to investigate the culpability of our banks and bankers too. All these alleged stolen funds get wired through Nigerian banks yet no one is exposing the bankers who act as conduit for moving the cash outside!! 3 Likes |
Re: How N3.7bn UK House Put Diezani In Trouble by Sanchez01: 4:21am On Oct 06, 2015 |
I'm beginning to think all our corrupt politicians should be tried in the UK since ours are just terribly corrupt to put a guilty politician behind bars. On Diezani's issue, she should be serviced with 15-20 years since she serviced her mortgaged house with our money. Now I'm beginning to understand why Patience Jonathan said "I don't want to serve my husband food in prison". Nigeria and the UK should not just stop at the Hyde house investigation. They should beam more light under the skirt of Alison-Madueke to try those who stole from the Nation's coffer as well, be it her family, friends, former ministers, former first lady, and even the president. If NOI is implicated as well, she should resign from wherever she is and face the law. No one should be spared. 4 Likes 1 Share |
Re: How N3.7bn UK House Put Diezani In Trouble by Adesiji77: 4:28am On Oct 06, 2015 |
Indeed, "man's greed knows no bounds" Cc: lalasticlala |
Re: How N3.7bn UK House Put Diezani In Trouble by RockMaxi: 5:49am On Oct 06, 2015 |
Whether connected with Nigeria or not 3.75b naira house no be small money. |
Re: How N3.7bn UK House Put Diezani In Trouble by Pangea: 5:52am On Oct 06, 2015 |
UK! Please do the needful! |
Re: How N3.7bn UK House Put Diezani In Trouble by modath(f): 5:56am On Oct 06, 2015 |
A 3.5bn house, na inside she plan her burial? 1 Like |
Re: How N3.7bn UK House Put Diezani In Trouble by biafranqueen: 6:03am On Oct 06, 2015 |
Give us pictures and address, speculation in just ejaculashun for lying liars masturbations Trust UK so they investigate and find out it was money laundering they must give us all tha money back pronto not hold it for decades cause Auntie Ngozi is working in Private sector and can no longer be involved with hunting the stolen money. If it is true she should be punished! To be honest I never really like her at all her husband came and trained her up from nothing and she has disgraced him in ways I won't mention. |
Re: How N3.7bn UK House Put Diezani In Trouble by seunmsg(m): 6:35am On Oct 06, 2015 |
Greedy woman. So glad that her cup is finally full. Most Nigerians live in shanties and she went about acquiring a single house for 3.7billion. That woman should rot in jail. |
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