EFCC Arrests Diezani’s Husband Alison Madueke

According to an EFCC source, “[Mr. Madueke] was arrested this yestarday over allegations of laundering more than $600,000 through his personal accounts.[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.