EFCC on the move to trace and seize ex-minister’s US properties

Former Minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke 

EFCC Chairman, Ibrahim Magu is said to have recently returned from a visit to the US where he held discussions on the planned seizure of Alison-Madueke’s assets, according to The Nation.

“We have located some assets allegedly owned by Diezani and some of her business associates in the United States. We are already collaborating with the US Government to attach these assets,”an EFCC source said.
“In fact, the EFCC chairman, Mr. Ibrahim Magu, spent about one and a half weeks in the US to work with the relevant agencies to trace Diezani’s properties, some of which are believed to have been secured through business fronts like Kola Aluko.“We have submitted relevant documents to the US authorities in order to facilitate the seizure of the assets. Some of these properties were acquired through some business fronts like Aluko and Omokore. We even have a in which houses on a street in Switzerland have been traced to an associate of Diezani.“Don’t forget that the EFCC initially secured a Mareva Injunction from Justice O.O. Oguntoyinbo to freeze some foreign accounts and seize some assets linked with Diezani’s associates in the United Kingdom,” the source added.

Ms Alison-Madueke has been in the eye of the storm since October 2015 when she was arrested in the UK on allegations of money laundering.


Source: Pulse news