EFCC Removes Controversial Social Media Post Regarding Former Minister Diezani
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has reportedly deleted an Instagram post that quoted former Minister of Petroleum Resources Diezani Allison-Madueke speaking on money laundering charges brought against her.
The post had claimed that she made the statements in an interview with journalists in the United Kingdom. However, the unsigned post was later removed from the EFCC’s official Instagram handle. The EFCC’s spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, denied the report, stating that it didn’t originate from the anti-graft agency and wasn’t signed by them.
“The report is not from the EFCC. Anything that is not signed by me is not from us (the EFCC),” Oyewale said.
According to a report, Diezani Allison-Madueke, who served as the Minister of Petroleum Resources under the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan, fled the country following her prosecution by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over alleged money laundering.
In October 2023, it was been reported that the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, submitted a warrant of arrest and a request to the Crown Prosecution Services of the United Kingdom for her extradition.
The report indicates that the extradition request for Diezani Allison-Madueke was made on the orders of President Bola Tinubu, following a written official request by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to the office of the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) earlier in October.
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The request by the AGF’s office cited Section 2 (2) of Nigeria’s Extradition Act, CAP E25, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004, and the London Scheme of Extradition within the Commonwealth, also known as ‘The Scheme.’ This multilateral treaty governs extradition between the United Kingdom and Nigeria.
“The EFCC established a prima facie case against Allison-Madueke in a letter to the office of the AGF, after which a magistrate was ordered to issue a warrant of arrest. The Certified True Copy of the warrant of arrest was then attached to the extradition request written to the UK government by the AGF on the orders of the President,” a source had noted.
