Charles
Oputa, popularly known as Charly Boy, will on Monday lead a protest to the
headquarters of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Abuja to
demand the extradition of Diezani Alison-Madueke, former petroleum minister,
from the UK to Nigeria.
The
entertainer disclosed this in a statement signed by him and Deji Adeyanju on
Thursday.
A few days ago,
he led a series of protests to demand that President Muhammadu Buhari either
resume office or resign.
In one of
the protests, his group – Our Mumu Don Do – was attacked by hoodlums at Wuse
market in the federal capital territory.
Alison-Madueke
has been linked to several corruption cases in Nigeria. Some pieces of property
she allegedly owned have also been seized by the government.
But the
former minister insists that she has no case to answer and that the pieces of
property linked to her were not hers.
“Following
recent mind-boggling allegations of corruption and wanton looting of public
funds and the collective patrimony of Nigerian citizens by the former minister
for petroleum, Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke, we call on the Economic &
Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to apply for her extradition from the United
Kingdom to face prosecution in Nigeria,” Charly Boy said in the statement.
“Furthermore,
a federal high court has ordered Mrs Alison-Madueke to permanently forfeit
several luxurious properties in several high brow areas across the country to
the federal government.
“It is
therefore unimaginable that the federal government is not pushing for Mrs
Alison-Madueke’s extradition to face punishment for her alleged crimes.
“In this
light, we will be holding a two-day sit out in front of the EFCC headquarters
to demand that the federal government applies for her extradition and
prosecution in Nigeria.”
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