Following the arrest of the former
Minister of Petroleum Resources,
Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, on
allegations of bribery, corruption
and money laundering, her
interrogation continued yesterday
at the Charing Cross Police
Station, just as her husband, a
former Chief of Naval Staff, Rear-
Admiral Alison Madueke (rtd), has
put together a legal team to
defend his wife against the
charges by the United Kingdom
authorities.
The former minister was arrested
last Friday in London by the
British National Crime Agency
(NCA) alongside four other people,
but was granted bail after over
five hours of questioning.
Even though the identities of the
four other people arrested along
with Mrs. Alison-Madueke were
not disclosed, sources informed
THISDAY that they were domestic
staff and aides of the former
minister.
NCA said investigations on the
former minister were commenced
in 2013 by the British authorities
under the Proceeds of Crime Act
(POCA) and transferred to it
earlier this year.
Since her arrest, her husband,
THISDAY learnt, was said to have
swung into action by putting
together a crack legal team to
defend his wife in the UK.
One of the lawyers, Mr. Chike C.
Amobi, a US-trained attorney, was
said to have departed Lagos on
Saturday night for London to join
a Queen’s Counsel, who
accompanied the minister to the
Charing Cross Police Station to
respond to questions from NCA on
the allegations of bribery,
corruption and money laundering
against her. Amobi is expected
back in Lagos today.
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