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All is set for the trial of a former Minister of Petroleum Resources Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, and four others in London for alleged corrupt practices, The Nation reports.
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The trial has been fixed for June and more evidence were hauled to the U.K at the weekend. Part of the evidence are the proceedings of a Federal High Court in respect of the order of final forfeiture of $153million allegedly traced to the ex-minister.
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It was also learnt that one of the suspects had been found at a hideout in London and placed under surveillance.
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The National Crime Agency (NCA) on October 2, 2015 arrested Mrs. Alison-Madueke and four others for alleged bribery and corruption and money laundering.
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The former minister, whose movement has been restricted to the UK, remains under investigation. The NCA found some of the ex-minister’s brothers and other business partners complicit in the money laundering allegation. She was arrested with her brothers.
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Messrs Abiye Agama and Somye Agama are Mrs Alison-Madueke siblings who operate some UK-based businesses hurriedly shut them after the NCA and the EFCC searchlight became intense.
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According to EFCC records, some of the assets linked with Mrs. Alison-Madueke are:
* A block of six units service apartments on Awolowo Road, Ikoyi
* Six units terrace flats in Yaba, Lagos Mainland
* Twin four-bedroom duplexes in Lekki Phase I
* Two duplexes on Banana Island
* A duplex in Asokoro District, Abuja
* A mini-estate in Mabushi, Abuja
* A set of 12 terrace duplexes at Omaremi Street in Port Harcourt
* Large expanse of land at Oniru, Victoria Island in Lagos
* A multi-billion Naira estate in Yenagoa
* Two apartments in Dubai marked as J5 Emirates Hills (30million Dirham) and E146 Emirates Hills valued at 44million Dirham
* A hotel in Port Harcourt under investigation
* $37.5m mansion on Banana Island in Lagos.
