EFCC deletes controversial social media post on ex- petroleum minister Diezani

EFCC deletes controversial social media post on ex- petroleum minister Diezani

An Instagram post that quoted Diezani Allison-Madueke, the former minister of petroleum resources, discussing allegations of money laundering against her has been deleted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
The social media post claimed that the former minister spoke in an interview with journalists in the United Kingdom.

It was gathered that the unsigned post had been pulled down from the anti-graft agency’s official Instagram handle.

Dele Oyewale, an EFCC spokesperson, however, rejected the report and clarified that it was not written by or approved by the anti-graft organization.

“The report is not from the EFCC. Anything that is not signed by me is not from us (the EFCC),” Oyewale said.

Recall that Allison-Madueke, a former minister under ex-president Goodluck Jonathan, fled the nation after the EFCC accused her of money laundering.

A top federal government source had revealed that in making the extradition request, the office of the AGF cited Section 2 (2) of Nigeria’s Extradition Act, CAP E25, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004, and the London Scheme of Extradition within the Commonwealth otherwise known as ‘The Scheme,’ a multilateral treaty which governs extradition between the United Kingdom and Nigeria.