According to a report by The Punch, the anti-graft agency has said that its investigative team has not been allowed to meet Diezani in the United Kingdom despite all its effort.
British lawyer blocks EFCC's move to interrogate ex-minister
Diezani Alison-Madueke's British lawyer has been accused of preventing the ex-minister from being interrogated by the EFCC.
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The EFCC's effort has been allegedly thwarted by Binns of BCL Solicitors, who has been representing the ex-minister in legal matters in the United Kingdom, where she has been staying since 2015.
An occurrence of Binns' effort to thwart possible opportunity to interrogate the accused ex-minister was in March 2017 when EFCC’s team of investigators, led by Abdulrasheed Bawa tried to meet her in the UK but proved abortive as Binns refused to allow the commission.
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In a counter-affidavit filed before the Federal High Court, Abuja, the EFCC says it had been investigating Diezani for various allegations of corrupt practices, including abuse of office, money laundering, stealing of public funds and illegal acquisition of properties within and outside Nigeria.
An EFCC detective, Rufai Zaki, however, said that it was not yet possible to bring Diezani back to Nigeria as she was being investigated by the UK’s Metropolitan Police for several other financial crimes, saying the probe had reached an advanced stage.
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