Nigerians have trolled ex-Petroleum Minister, Diezani Allison Madueke for her widespread fraud and newly acquired portfolio as Trade and Investment Commissioner in the Dominican Republic.
Investigation, however, revealed that her case, including the extradition process, is getting complicated after laying claim to citizenship of the Commonwealth of Dominica.
Diezani was issued a diplomatic passport, DP0000445 by the Dominican Government on May 21.2015 shortly before the handover to President Muhammadu Buhari by ex-President Goodluck Jonathan.
Her citizenship was confirmed by a May 29, 2015 approval letter by the Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Dominica, Roosevelt Kerry.
She was also appointed as a Trade and Investment Commissioner for the Commonwealth of Dominica.
Sources from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have weighed the odds of extraditing Diezani to Nigeria which is now impossible due to her Dominican diplomatic passport.
A top source, who spoke in confidence, said: “Diezani is fully taking advantage of the system in the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth of Dominica where she is a citizen.
Nigerians have reacted to the whole story with comments below.
I thought 'our dear' Madame Diezani had cancer. "Àgbò tó fèyìn rìn..." Stole enough to buy herself a new life and a public office in Dominican Republic. Very slick escape plan. EFCC chai????
— Kasapella (@Esta_Blished) June 7, 2020
Abacha would be proud!
I ask again, is there any hope for Nigeria?
Follow @NGBooksofRecord
How Diezani Allison stole so much in Nigeria and became the minister of Dominican republic should be a case study
— IYA ONI WEAVES ???????? (@Auntyfeyi) June 7, 2020
Diezani is the Real money Heist Professor. My Yoruba people will say "o gbe owo Naija jaapa. Hw cn a woman launder ????2.2b and nw she's immune to Prosecution. Bought the whole of Dominican republic for $200,000 investment, got a Diplomat ctzenship and got a ministerial appointment https://t.co/NXFe1YSJCr
— LeumaS™ (@Hoyedortoon) June 7, 2020
#Diezani this woman is really ahead of Buhari govt. While Magu is here doing his usual local witch-hunting. She was busy lobbying Dominican republic citizenship
— Usman Suleiman (@suleyy6) June 7, 2020
Wait!
— Kemi Ariyo (@d_problemsolver) June 7, 2020
Am I dreaming on this Diezani's report?
-She committed a crime in Nigeria -she is on the wanted list
-She ran to UK, faked a life threatening illness.
-Few years later, she became a citizen of Dominican Republic.
-She is now a commission in the country.
Wake me up please!!
So Diezani Allison-Madueke that ‘paid’ herself nearly 2 billion dollars as Nigeria’s Minister of Petroleum Resources is now a pro-bono minister at Dominican Republic. No wonder they made her minister of trade and investment. This investment loud gaan. @officialEFCC over to you. pic.twitter.com/ejpxRcZVq4
— Kanife Ejike (@AktivIngredient) June 7, 2020
What have we done to deserve this from Dominican republic ????????????????... Soon she will buy her way to be their president.
— Seun victor (@seun_victor) June 7, 2020
Diezani alison-madueke moved from looting the Nigerian treasury blind as minister of petroleum to doing unpaid work as commissioner of trade and investment in the Dominican Republic. Fear who no fear this woman.
— Rouvafe (@IamRouvafe) June 7, 2020
You think Abacha has money, I laugh at you,
— ????S.BLOG (@Beausteven_blog) June 7, 2020
Diezani A. Madueke is now a Dominican Republic citizen and also holds a diplomatic passport.
She can't be arrested by even Interpol or extradited to Nigeria or anywhere else.
Milked Nigeria dry & use the money to buy her freedom. pic.twitter.com/NmVmoFUDIY
I tweeted this Dominican Republic story since last year, but no one listen. Al-Jazeera first dropped the bombshell then and increased the volume but @officialEFCC prevents not to see my tweets. Issorit. https://t.co/zOZexLLA4O
— Dr. Shafi'i Hamidu (@shafiihamidu) June 7, 2020
Diezani is wanted by the EFCC in connection with an alleged N23.29billion poll bribery scam.
The EFCC also wants the ex-Minister to account for N47.2 billion; $487.5million; N23,446,300,000 and $5milion (about N1.5billion) in various Nigerian banks.
Top among her assets, either placed on permanent or temporary forfeiture, is the $37.5million Banana Island property.
