As the interrogation of former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke continues in London, her husband is said to have something up his sleeves to help his embattled wife.
Diezani Alison-Madueke
The interrogation of former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, on allegations of bribery, corruption and money laundering, gathered steam on Monday, October 5, at the Charing Cross Police Station following her arrest last week.
To this end, the beleagured Minister's husband, a former Chief of Naval Staff, Rear-Admiral Alison Madueke (rtd), has gathered a legal team to defend his wife against the charges by the United Kingdom authorities.
Since the ex minister's arrest, it was gathered that her husband has swung into action by putting together a professional legal team to defend his wife in the UK.
One of the lawyers, Mr. Chike C. Amobi, a US-trained attorney, was said to have departed Lagos on Saturday night for London to join a Queen’s Counsel, who accompanied the minister to the Charing Cross Police Station to respond to questions from NCA on the allegations of bribery, corruption and money laundering against her. Amobi is expected back in Lagos today.
The former minister was arrested last Friday, October 2 in London by the British National Crime Agency (NCA) alongside four other people, but was granted bail after over five hours of questioning.