past Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani
Alison-Madueke, on Friday, was stormed by
operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission (EFCC), in what has been described as
part of a multinational investigation of the former
minister.
Former Nigerian petroleum resources minister
Diezani Alison-Madueke
This is even as reports say Diezani was arrested in
London, UK, today, by the newly formed
International Corruption Unit (ICU) of the country's
National Crimes Agency.
The agency announced on its website on Friday that
it had arrested five people "across London" as part
of an investigation into suspected bribery and
money laundering offences but stopped short of
naming the suspects.
The operations it was gathered were being
coordinated with several international agencies
because of the "sensitive" nature of the
investigation.
EFCC made "significant recovery" of documents at
the Abuja residence of the former minister, a senior
security source said.
"The raid on her Asokoro residence today (Friday)
yielded vital information that will help in the
prosecution of the case," the source said.
