Yesterday, a judge ordered the EFCC, the Nigerian Police Force, DSS and all other security agencies to apprehend and arrest a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison Madueke within 72 hours.
EFCC through the acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Magu has now responded to the court order.
He stated that the only challenge EFCC has with carrying out the court-ordered arrest of former Minister of Petroleum, Dieziani Alison-Madueke, is the fact that she is “in another man’s country.”
According to Punch, Magu made this known on Wednesday during an interactive session with journalists and social media influencers, at the Commission’s headquarters in Jabi, Abuja.
Magu said:
“We will comply with the court order. In fact, it is in our character to do so. If we won’t comply with the court order, that means we have reasons to appeal against the court decision. We need less than 72hours to produce Diezani. But she is being prosecuted by other law enforcement agencies outside this country. This is our predicament.”
“Another law enforcement agency is in the matter. You know she is in the United Kingdom. And we are making preparations to get her. We have already gone to the court, in fact, it was our request for extradition that compelled the court to issue a warrant of arrest against her. I need just less than an hour. If she is here, I will get her immediately and take her before the court. Our problem is that she is another man’s country”.
“Nobody can say she has not committed anything. All the neighbouring countries in Europe and America and all the law enforcement agencies in the world have knowledge of Diezani’s money laundering activities”.
