EFCC seizes N500million houses from Alison-Madueke

Another asset of former Minister of Petroleum
Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke worth
over N500million has been confiscated by the
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.
A source said the property is believed to be at
Frederick Chiluba Close in Asokoro District in
Abuja.
“The asset is now placed under interim
forfeiture until the court decides otherwise,” he
added.
This is just as detectives have also been
deployed in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State
capital, in the ongoing probe.
It is all part of the last lap of the investigation
of the ex-minister by the Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in
collaboration with the National Crime Agency in
the United Kingdom.
The EFCC had earlier seized a mansion worth
N3.58billion from the ex-minister, bringing it to
about N4.08billion of assets believed to be hers.
The EFCC received intelligence report on the
property allegedly acquired by Mrs. Alison-
Madueke in Port Harcourt.
The properties under surveillance in Port
Harcourt are said to be worth over N3billion
A top source in EFCC, told The Nation in
confidence that: “Based on latest intelligence,
we have been able to trace more choice assets
to Mrs. Alison-Madueke in Port Harcourt. We
have drafted more operatives in Rivers State.
“We have identified more than five of such
assets but we need to verify the ownership by
going through some documents before attaching
the properties in line with our mandate.
“In the next one week, our team in Port
Harcourt would have completed their
assignment. We will then release the value of
the assets.
“We are also on the trail of some accomplices
who were used for the property deals.”
Responding to a question, the source said: “We
are still working in collaboration with NCA in the
UK. I think we are getting closer to the final leg
of the Mrs. Alison-Madueke probe.”