EFCC to Collaborate With Uk Prosecutors in Diezani $2.5bn Fraud Case

There were indications at the weekend that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC will apply to a United Kingdom court as an interested party in the trial of a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke. A team of the anti-graft commission is billed for London to begin the process of filing papers as a party to the case. The EFCC may also avail the UK court of its findings and the forfeiture order of a high court in Abuja on the former minister’s $2.5 million homes and cars. Diezani has been on trial in the Southwark Crown Court in the UK for an alleged £100,000 pounds bribe. The National Crime Agency (NCA) alleged that Diezani might have “benefitted from at least £100,000 in cash, chauffeur-driven cars, flights on private jets, luxury holidays for her family, and the use of multiple London properties”. On October 2, 2023, a Magistrate Court granted bail to the ex-Minister for £70,000 after deeming her “a flight risk.” The hearing of Diezani’s case will begin in November 2025.  

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