Former Minister of Petroleum Resources Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke will not be able to leave the United Kingdom (UK) until April, next year, The Nation learnt yesterday.
That is when the investigations into allegations against her are expected to have been concluded, Judiciary sources said.
She is expected to be arraigned before the magistrate for alleged money laundering and bribery,
Mrs Alison-Madueke was arrested last week along with four others by the United Kingdom’s National Crime Agency (NCA).She was granted bail. Her international pa$$port was, however, seized.
On Monday, the London Westminster Magistrate’s Court on Marylebone Road approved the holding of the £27,000 cash seized from her, following an application brought by the NCA under the Proceeds of Crime Act in the UK.
The court also ruled that the cash can be held for six months – till April, next year when she is expected to be arraigned after investigations.
It was learnt yesterday that the court also granted the order that she should remain in London while investigations last.
Mrs Alison-Madueke will only be able to travel after an application has been brought before the court and approved.
She had previously denied any wrongdoing when it was alleged that $20b of oil money had gone missing when she was in office between 2010 and 2015
The NCA, which leads the UK law enforcement’s fight to cut serious and organised crime, is working in league with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in the probe of the former minister.
Last Friday when Mrs Alison-Madueke was arrested in London, her Abuja home was raided by the EFCC.
The NCA has national and international reach and the mandate and powers to work in partnership with other law enforcement organisations to bring the full weight of the law to bear on serious and organised criminals.
The Proceeds of Crime Act says: “The Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (“POCA”) sets out the legislative scheme for the recovery of criminal a$$ets with criminal confiscation being the most commonly used power.
“Confiscation occurs after a conviction has taken place. Other means of recovering the proceeds of crime, which do not require a conviction, are provided for in the Act, namely civil recovery, cash seizure and taxation powers.
“The aim of the a$$et recovery schemes in POCA is to deny criminals the use of their a$$ets, recover the proceeds of crime and disrupt and deter criminality.”
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Posted: at 8-10-2015 09:26 AM (9 years ago) | Addicted Hero
emma4love3 at 8-10-2015 10:05 AM (9 years ago) (m)
ok....every day fresh matter on you....madam errhen if u free from this case give ur life to christ oooh
Posted: at 8-10-2015 10:05 AM (9 years ago) | Hero
franco4life at 8-10-2015 12:07 PM (9 years ago) (m)
Madam wahala dey ooo. U never see anything after all u & ur husband knw is ur family alone. So we will pray that they treat ur phyuk up very well. Selfish greedy politicians
Posted: at 8-10-2015 12:07 PM (9 years ago) | Newbie
Only her eye balls self suppose fit let nigerians know say dis woman nah crious crook,bcos if u carry dis kind woman eyes go under water find niddle u must see am talkless of money wey dey bank.
Posted: at 8-10-2015 02:17 PM (9 years ago) | Hero
Only her eye balls self suppose fit let nigerians know say dis woman nah crious crook,bcos if u carry dis kind woman eyes go under water find niddle u must see am talkless of money wey dey bank. looooooool!!!!!
Posted: at 8-10-2015 08:47 PM (9 years ago) | Newbie
I think that stealing is like killing the person you stole from. There may be a very slow recovering from your behavior (stealing) and there may be none at all. I just feel that any body who steals what do not belongs to him/her has no morals and should be put away for life if guilty of such offense.
Posted: at 9-10-2015 07:28 PM (9 years ago) | Newbie
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