Diezani who is facing corruption charges from different countries and authorities in West Africa is now a citizen of Dominican Republic.
The former Minister who was currently in the United Kingdom is said to have purchased citizenship and a political position in the Caribbean country.
However, BBC reports that the news currently circulating Social Media was aired by an Al Jazeera’s Investigative Journalist last year.
Al Jazeera revealed that Diezani collected a diplomatic passport in the Caribbean Country. Also Read: Oyo State HA to Review Laws on Gender-Based Violence
Also, the investigation connected Dominican Prime Minister, Roosevelt Skerrit and Allison-Madueke to one apartment in New York worth $2.2 million.
It was reported that the apartment was purchased by Deziani, however; she had long denied the report.
Diezani Alison-Madueke served as Nigeria’s first female Minister of Petroleum from 2010 to 2015.
She was Nigeria’s Minister of Transportation from 2007 – 2008 and Minister of Mines and Steel Development from 2008 – 2010.
Diezani Madueke-Alison, Nigeria’s ex Petroleum Minister’s $40 million jewelry was recovered by the Government in July 2017
$37.5 million home, $153.3 million in January 2017and $2.7 million, $218K were recovered from her in August 2017. Read Related News: EveryEvery
Why some argue she might not be extradited by the EFCC, others says she can only if the country is willing like Iran arrested Alireza Monfared despite obtaining the same diplomatic passport.
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