The international police has
issued an arrest warrant for Diezani Allison-Madueke, former minister of
petroleum resources, according to PUNCH.
Quoting sources, the newspaper
said the warrant followed a request by the federal government to the agency.
“We have filed the necessary
processes and the Interpol has red-flagged Allison-Madueke. This means that the
extradition process has been kick-started and the former minister may be
arrested by the United Kingdom police or any police agency all over the world
and repatriated to Nigeria,” the source was quoted to have said.
Another source reportedly said
the necessary charges had been filed and attached to the extradition request by
the office of the attorney-general of the federation.
“By this request, all Interpol
member countries were obliged to arrest the former minister anywhere she is
seen on their territories,” PUNCH said in its report.
“Attached to the extradition
request was the November 4, 2018 order for her arrest by Justice Valentine Ashi
of the FCT High Court.”
The former minister left the
country for the UK shortly before the inception of the current administration
but the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) filed charges against
her.
Last month, Tony Orilade, acting
spokesman of the commission, said EFCC had commenced the process for the
extradition of Alison-Madueke.
Orilade said the EFCC’s
operations department had made a presentation to the legal department to
commence the process.
He, however, said the action had
to be processed through the office of the attorney-general of the federation,
explaining that it was not something the commission would commence and conclude
on its own.
Alison-Madueke, who is also being
investigated in the UK, had urged the federal government to bring her back to
the country to face corruption charges against her.
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