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The Westminster Magistrates Court in the United Kingdom has adjourned hearing on the suit involving former minister of petroleum resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, to November 2025.reports that President Bola Tinubu’s administration is also seeking Diezani’s repatriation to Nigeria over alleged corrupt dealings during her time as minister.
Lateef Fagbemi , Nigeria’s Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, has submitted a warrant of arrest and request to the Crown Prosecution Services of the United Kingdom for the immediate extradition of a former Minister of Petroleum, Diezani Allison-Madueke. The request, made on the orders of President Bola Tinubu, followed a written official request by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to the office of the AGF earlier in October.
A top Federal Government source said that in making the extradition request, the office of the AGF cited Section 2 of Nigeria’s Extradition Act, CAP E25, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004, and the London Scheme of Extradition within the Commonwealth otherwise known as “The Scheme,” a multilateral treaty which governs extradition between the United Kingdom and Nigeria.
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