A Federal High Court in Lagos heard on Monday that former Petroleum Resources Minister Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke allegedly paid $865,300 in cash for jewellery from a seller on Banana Island, Ikoyi, Lagos.
On July 5, the court ordered the temporary forfeiture of 2,149 pieces of jewellery and a customised gold iPhone recovered from Mrs. Alison-Madueke’s home.According to the EFCC, which obtained the order, the items were suspected to be bought with illicitly acquired funds. Justice Oweibo fixed Monday to hear pending motions on the matter.
Zaki recalled that Mrs. Alison-Madueke was appointed Minister of Petroleum Resources on April 12, 2010. He said the EFCC invited Oyewumi and she made a statement that she started selling jewellery to the former minister in 2012. She insisted that the seizure of the items amounted to a violation of her right to property under sections 43 and 44 of the 1999 Constitution and “to appropriate them at her discretion”.
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