The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has recovered jewellery worth over £2 million (N593 million) from former Minister of Petroleum, Diezani Alison-Madueke and the wife of Mr Jide Omokore, an ally of former President Goodluck Jonathan.

A top EFCC official told Daily Trust yesterday that the anti-graft agency also recovered a Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) equipment valued at N2.6billion from a Lagos hospital said to be owned by former Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Adesola Amosu.

He said several other property were also recovered from the former oil minister, including a wrist watch valued at £600, 000 (N185 million).

Diezani is facing various graft allegations, including the “missing” $20 billion oil money, among other deals executed by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC).

The former oil minister was interrogated at the Charing Cross Police Station in London last year when the United Kingdom National Crime Agency arrested her on allegations of bribery and money laundering. She was granted bail by the Westminster Magistrate’s Court after seizing her passport and £27, 000.

Jewellery valued at £1.4 million (N407 million) was also recovered from Omokore’s wife after operatives raided her residence in Lagos, the EFCC official said.

Omokore is the chairman of Atlantic Energy Drilling Concepts Nigeria Limited who was recently questioned by the EFCC in connection with multi-billion dollar petrol import and crude export deals.

His company was allegedly awarded controlling stakes in two oil blocks - OML 30 and 34 - for just over $50 million each, without due process by the Jonathan administration.

Amosu was arrested in January by the EFCC over a multi-billion naira scam in arms procurement during his tenure as the air chief.

The EFCC chief said the agency yesterday blocked an account operated by a “highly placed individual” who was trying to wire $500 million outside the country. He said contrary to reports, the arms deal scandal is $15 billion not $2.1billion.

“The actual amount involved in the arms deal is $15 billion. The $2.1 billion was just one transaction out of it,” the official said.

The EFCC official also confirmed the arrest of the former Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Rivers State, Mrs Gesila Khan, in connection with the N681million she allegedly received to rig the 2015 elections.

On the companies involved in the arms deal, the official said the promoters of those firms would be prosecuted even as billions of naira had already been recovered from them.

“Majority of the companies involved in the arms deal are owned by serving military officers. They registered these companies using the names of their cronies. Despite the fact that they returned some money, we are still going to prosecute them,” he said.

On the Panama Papers that exposed some public officials’ offshore holdings, the official said the agency was analyzing the evidence, would soon act on them.

On the EFCC’s reported clearance of the chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, Danladi Umar, the official said the agency didn’t exonerate him as reported.

“The EFCC didn’t exonerate the CCT judge. What the letter said was that there was no sufficient evidence to prosecute him at that time,” he said.

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SeverusSnape:
More lies to distract people from the incompetence of this administration, But this is Wednesday, I'm surprised this Propaganda wasn't released on Monday, Which was usually the norm.

That's how they claimed to have recovered, Some billions of Naira from Diezani's house, they also said 200 billion dollars is going to be recovered from Dubai. Okay, Let's assume all these were true; Like Fayose asked, Why then are they borrowing??

“Majority of the companies involved in the arms deal are owned by serving military officers. They registered these companies using the names of their cronies. Despite the fact that they returned some money, we are still going to prosecute them,” he said.

Eboski:
Una done come again with all this billions of money.
at the end we will still want to borrow to service our budget.

mrvitalis:
The truth is EFCC are very inefficient and there case building is so bad.. ..
That can be gifts from the oil sector players on her birthday or stuff like that
What u guys need is to trace were the money came from SILENTLY and if they are found wanting charge to court.. .. after u guys have had a mock case... So u don't disgrace ur safes again

SeverusSnape:

Even you as a Buhari supporter now see the incompetence of Buhari attack dogs (EFCC).

mrvitalis:

Yes I do.. . It is our duty the day the truth irrespective of party

I support Buhari yes... but if am ever going to play politics it's definitely PDP

SeverusSnape:

Then you're not a zombie follower.

mrvitalis:

Lol I am only a concerned Nigerian
Buhari was a better choice to Jonathan... so I had to follow Buhari. .. That's as simple as it is

Not because he will perform wonders or miracles

But just that by 2019 Nigeria will be better with buhari... than it would have been if Jonathan won

Eboski:
Una done come again with all this billions of money.
at the end we will still want to borrow to service our budget.

SeverusSnape:
More lies to distract people from the incompetence of this administration, But this is Wednesday, I'm surprised this Propaganda wasn't released on Monday, Which was usually the norm.

That's how they claimed to have recovered, Some billions of Naira from Diezani's house, they also said 200 billion dollars is going to be recovered from Dubai. Okay, Let's assume all these were true; Like Fayose asked, Why then are they borrowing??

Eboski:
Una done come again with all this billions of money.
at the end we will still want to borrow to service our budget.

SeverusSnape:
More lies to distract people from the incompetence of this administration, But this is Wednesday, I'm surprised this Propaganda wasn't released on Monday, Which was usually the norm.

That's how they claimed to have recovered, Some billions of Naira from Diezani's house, they also said 200 billion dollars is going to be recovered from Dubai. Okay, Let's assume all these were true; Like Fayose asked, Why then are they borrowing??

Eboski:
Una done come again with all this billions of money.
at the end we will still want to borrow to service our budget.

OnReflection:


Work with me on this one, if you have enough emotional intelligence to set sentimental reasoning aside.

(1) SeverusSnape's criminally-minded tenant owes him 2 years rent and has decided not to vacate the property he occupies, despite having being served notice to quit
(2) Knowing how inefficient and corrupt the court system currently is, the tenant is prepared to play as many cards as possible to prolong his now 'illegal' occupation of SeverusSnape's house
(3) SeverusSnape is aware that the system is currently being reformed to expedite cases like his, and is somewhat confident that he has a good chance of wining. What is uncertain is how much will be awarded against his errant tenant and also how long it will take to reach a resolution
(4) SeverusSnape's son, who was recently admitted to university, needs a sizeable amount of money for his school fees.
(5) While SeverusSnape has enough to cover 60% of the fees (5), he can only raise the rest through a bank loan - which attracts low interest.

What decision does SeverusSnape make under these circumstances?

SeverusSnape:


In this instance, severus Snape is the Nigerian government, right??... Good.

Severus Snape is not a propagandist that will go on air to publish lies about his tenant... Heck!... Your analogy doesn't even make sense, Is Diezani owing the Nigerian government any money??... Buhari himself said some months back that they don't even have any evidence against the woman, If I don't have a strong case against my so called tenant, Then why should I churn out lies daily

Buhari himself said some months back that they don't even have any evidence against the woman

OnReflection:


My analogy does not make sense? Not even when your corrupt tenant exemplifies all the thieving bastards the government has trained in its sights?



^^^What you quoted up there is the lazy reporting of one of Nigeria's ineffectual journalists and nothing more.
I will personally put good money on the table that there is enough evidence to send Diezani to prison for a very long time.