As
the fight against corruption by the President Muhammadu Buhari-led
federal government continues, Nigeria's anti-graft agency has reportedly
arrested the husband to Jonathan's oil minister for money laundering.
Rear Admiral Alison Madueke, husband to embattled former Petroleum Minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke
Sources inside the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)
have disclosed to a SaharaReporters correspondent that Mr. Alison
Amaechina Madueke, the husband to the embattled former Minister for
Petroleum Resources Diezani Alison-Madueke, was arrested today.
Mr. Madueke was arrested this morning by EFCC agents in Abuja for
illegally laundering more than $600,000 through his personal accounts.
According to an EFCC source, "[Mr. Madueke] was arrested this morning [in Abuja] and released on administrative bail." The EFCC also seized Mr. Madueke’s passport and placed him under caution.
This is the latest development in an ongoing global investigation
into the financial activity of the former Minister of Petroleum
Resources Diezani Maduke, who was arrested last year in London for
financial crimes.
Mrs. Madueke was at the helm of the petroleum industry in Nigeria during a time of unprecedented theft, according to analysts.
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