Interpol issues arrest warrant for Allison-Madueke as FG commences extradition process

The International Police have issued an arrest warrant for
former Petroleum Minister, Diezani Allison-Madueke following a
request by the Federal Government to the agency.

An impeccable source stated that the necessary charges had been
filed and attached to the extradition request by the office of the
Attorney-General of the Federation.

By this request, all Interpol member countries were obliged to
arrest the former minister anywhere she is seen on their
territories.

Madueke had been holed up in London, United Kingdom for over
three years.

Attached to the extradition request, our correspondent gathered,
was the November 4, 2018 order for her arrest by Justice Valentine
Ashi of the FCT High Court.

The court had directed the Inspector-General of Police; the
Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and the
Director-General of the State Security Service and all heads of
other agencies to apprehend the ex-petroleum minister.

The judge further directed that the order which was signed by
the court registrar, E. Balami, should be attached to a warrant for
execution on Madueke.

The source said, “We have filed the necessary processes and the
Interpol has red-flagged Allison-Madueke. This means that the
extradition process has been kickstarted and the former minister
may be arrested by the United Kingdom police or any police agency
all over the world and repatriated to Nigeria.”

Checks on the Interpol website, however, indicated that the
accused person had not been listed.

Only the profiles of two male Nigerians-Ehirobo Nathaniel, 53,
and Ernest Kenel, 49-wanted for advance fee fraud- were listed on
the website.

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