Mr Ibrahim Magu, the acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) seems to have jump-started the extradition processes aimed at bringing back a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke to Nigeria.
It was gathered that he has met with National Crime Agency in the United Kingdom to kick-start the process.
The EFCC said in a statement signed by its spokesman, Tony Orilade, that Magu met with the UK official on Thursday to also discuss the efforts of the commission in the recovery of all ill-gotten assets domiciled in foreign jurisdiction by Nigeria’s Politically Exposed Persons.
“Outside the recovery of assets, the EFCC boss in the course of the high power meeting with officials of the NCA will also present the commission’s position on ways to fast-track the extradition of all PEPs who have found safe havens in foreign jurisdiction,” the statement read in part.
Magu had explained why the anti-graft agency is bent on extraditing all PEPs.
“For instance, speaking on the former minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs Deziani Alison-Madueke, whose process of extradition from the UK has commenced, Magu explained that having waited for three years, the Nigerian government believes that it is time to initiate the extradition process,” the statement added.
The EFCC said apart from Diezani, there were several other politically exposed persons who have fled the country 2015 when the current administration of President Muhammadu Buhari came on board in May 2015.
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