The family of former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, Thursday broke its silence on the travails of the ex-minister in London, denying her much-publicised arrest and detention by the British National Crime Agency over allegations of bribery and corruption.
A statement by the family’s lawyer, Oscar Onwudiwe, also described as
false a publication by an online news media that Diezani’s step son,
Ugonna, owns three properties in the United States, stressing that two
of the properties were purchased in 1995 and 1997, when Ugonna was eight
and 10 years old, respectively, “while the family or a distant relation
has no link whatsoever with the third property mentioned by the online
publication”.
The lawyer, who claims to also represent Diezani’s mother’s family
(Agama,) also stated that neither Ugonna, Somze nor Abiye or anyone
related to the two families was picked up or arrested by anybody
whatsoever.
He stated that at no time was the former minister’s passport seized,
stressing that she was “merely invited, and she honoured it promptly”.
Source: ThisdayLive
Source: ThisdayLive
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