• Hails her arraignment in London
From Fred Itua, Abuja
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Monday, said it has obtained an arrest warrant and has also commenced extradition proceedings against a former minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke.
It said it was happy with the arraignment of the former minister at the Westminister’s Court in London, United Kingdom, following alleged bribery allegations.
Acting EFCC spokesman, Dele Oyewale, in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja, said: “To bring the former Minister to trial in Nigeria, an arrest warrant has been obtained and extradition proceedings have been initiated. The Commission is on course on her trial. She will soon have her day in our courts.”
He said though the charges preferred against her at the London court are “diametrically different from the 13-count charges bordering on money laundering the EFCC has raised against her, it is instructive to note that criminality is criminality, irrespective of jurisdictional differences.”
He said no “crime can go unpunished. The money laundering charges for which Madueke is answerable to the EFCC, cover jurisdictions in Dubai, United Kingdom, United States of America and Nigeria.”