In accordance with United States laws, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has reportedly begun the process to take possession of some properties owned by Diezani Alison-Madueke in the United States.
The former Petroleum Resources Minister who is currently being probed by the anti-graft agency in relation to over $10.3 billion slush funds may likely lose these assets, according to The Nation.
An EFCC source under anonymity noted this development. He stated that the Chairman, Ibrahim Magu, recently returned from the United States where he met with the relevant authorities.
“We have located some assets allegedly owned by Diezani and some of her business associates in the United States. We are already collaborating with the US Government to attach these assets.
“In fact, the EFCC chairman, Mr. Ibrahim Magu, spent about one and a half weeks in the US to work with the relevant agencies to trace Diezani’s properties, some of which are believed to have been secured through business fronts like Kola Aluko,” he detailed.
“We even have a in which houses on a street in Switzerland have been traced to an associate of Diezani.”
The source is also quoted to have said that they had evidence that some of the properties were bought in the names of her associates.
In the last year, the EFCC has traced assets and items worth about $10billion to Mrs. Alison-Madueke and her business associates, Mr. Kola Aluko and Chief Jide Omokore.
Recall that Madueke and others were on October 2, 2015 detained and interrogated by the the National Crime Agency (NCA) in the UK for alleged bribery, corruption and money laundering.
While investigations continue on the charges against her, Mrs Alison-Madueke has consistently maintained her innocence in the face of these charges. She has consistently described the allegations against her as “cold-hearted” and inhuman.
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