THE Chairman of the Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa, has said that bringing the
former Petroleum Minister, Diezani Alison Madueke, to justice was still far
from reality.
He said the fact that ex-minister
was out of Nigeria’s jurisdiction and the challenges associated with bringing
her home to face justice remained an obstacle towards ensuring she faced
justice.
This was contained in the April
edition of the EFCC magazine, EFCC Alert.
He disclosed that the commission
had recovered $153m from the former minister who had been living in Britain
since leaving office in 2015.
Bawa also said the anti-graft
agency recovered no fewer than 80 choice property valued at $80m.
The chairman said, “There are
several cases surrounding Diezani’s case. I was part of that investigation, and
we have done quite a lot. In one of the cases, we recovered $153m; we have
secured the final forfeiture of over 80 property in Nigeria valued at about
$80m. We have done quite a bit on that.
“The other case as it relates to
the $115m INEC bribery is also ongoing across the federation. We are looking
forward to the time we will, maybe, have her in the country, and, of course,
review things and see what will happen going forward. The case has certainly
not been abandoned.”
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