UK seeks Diezani’s ally, Aluko’s extradition

UK seeks Diezani’s ally, Aluko’s extradition
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By Our Reporter  on October 8, 2015   COVER


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AN ally of embattled former Petroleum Resources minister, Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke, Mr. Kola Aluko may soon be on the way to join her in the United Kingdom.
The UK, yesterday, requested Mutual Legal As­sistance from the Attorney General’s Office in Swit­zerland for his extradition.
Aluko is alleged to launder money for the former minister.
In an email to a New-York-based online news agency, Nathalie Guth of the Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland confirmed Uk’s request.
“I can give you the additional information, that the OAG has received a request for mutual assis­tance from England.”
This communication from the Swiss Attorney General’s Office contradicts reports earlier from Reuters that it was Nigeria which had initially re­quested assistance from Switzerland.
The request to the office of the Swiss Attorney General was necessitated by unconfirmed reports that Aluko had been arrested by Swiss authorities.
Alison-Madueke and four others are confirmed to have been arrested by agents attached to the Na­tional Crime Agency (NCA) in the UK for bribery and other financial crimes.