More facts have emerged on how a Nigeria ex-president initiated the
arrest of the country former Minister of Petroleum resources Diezani
Alison-Madueke by the British National Crime Agency.
A reliable
source told Silverbird Television that a particular oil baron who was
allegedly fronting for the ex-minister sought advice from the
ex-president on what he could do to escape the hammer of President
Muhammadu Buhari’s anti-corruption policy.
In his response, the
ex-president frankly told the oil baron to surrender all that he had
looted. However, in his explanation, the oil baron said that many
prominent Nigerians might be implicated if he disclosed the source of
the funds.
Following intense pressure and the fear that he might
be disgraced, having told the ex-president, the oil baron voluntarily
surrendered himself to NCA.
The source says, “You know the
ex-president can’t keep secret. He will expose all that have been
discussed with him. He was actually waiting for the oil baron to
surrender himself and inform the NCA how many public officers were
involved in the alleged shady deals.”
According to the source, it
was the ex-president who instigated the arrest of James Ibori. He
instigated the process to extradite Buruji Kasamu, “so it was wise for
the oil baron that he surrendered himself and mentioned the names of
those he was fronting for” the source stated.
As a matter of
fact, the oil baron also mentioned four other ministers in the cabinet
of the immediate past President Goodluck Jonathan that were culpable in
the money laundering saga.
The said oil baron, according to
sources, was allegedly fronting for the ex-Minister and may be holding
some looted funds in trust for her.
It was learnt that following
surveillance and monitoring by security agencies, the oil baron confided
in a former Head of State who encouraged him to open up to the NCA on
all such slush accounts.
Mrs. Alison-Madueke and her alleged accomplices are expected to be arraigned in a London court tomorrow.
The suspects were questioned for several hours by security agents in London.
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