N234m, $5m in bank accounts
Abuja, Lagos, Port Harcourt houses
listed
SOME OF THE ASSETS
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A block of six units serviced apartments at 135, Awolowo Road,
Ikoyi, Lagos
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21 mixed housing units of eight four-bedroom apartments, two
penthouse apartments of three-bedrooms each and six three-bedroom (all
en-suite) terrace apartments in Yaba
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A twin four-bedroom duplex at Lekki Phase one,
Lagos
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A large expanse of land at Oniru, Victoria Island, Lagos
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A duplex at 10, Frederick Chiluba Close in Asokoro, Abuja
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A six-bedroom en-suite apartment on Aso Drive, Maitama, Abuja
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16 four-bedroom terrace duplexes at No. Heritage Court Estate,
Plot 2C, Omerelu Street, Diobu GRA, Phase 1 Extension, Port Harcourt.
A
massive investigation has revealed former Minister of Petroleum Resources Mrs.
Diezani Alison-Madueke’s love for property.
The
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC) has so far traced N47.2 billion
and $487.5million to the ex-minister.
The
agency also claimed that Mrs. Alison Madueke has N23,446,300,000 and $5milion
(about N1.5billion) cash in various banks.
But
only the about $37.5million Banana Island property has been forfeited to the
Federal Government by the ex-minister.
On
Monday , Justice Chuka Obiozor, a vacation judge sitting at the Federal High
Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, ordered the final forfeiture of the property.
These
revelations were contained in a fact-sheet released by the Public Affairs
Directorate of the EFCC.
The
fact-sheet is signed by two officers of the directorate, Mr. Tony Orilade and
Aishah Gambari.
The
document reads: “Apart from the jewellery, the EFCC, Nigeria’s foremost
anti-corruption agency, has traced N47.2billion and $487.5million in cash and
properties to the former Minister of Petroleum Resources in ex-President
Goodluck Jonathan’s administration.
“This
followed painstaking investigations by operatives of Nigeria’s Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).”
In
the fact-sheet, the EFCC gave the details of the properties linked with the
ex-minister.
It
accused Mrs. Alison Madueke of acquiring a block of six units serviced
apartments a few metres away from the EFCC zonal operations hub in Ikoyi.
The
document added: “Also in Lagos, Alison-Madueke allegedly bought a block of six
units serviced apartments at number 135, Awolowo Road, Ikoyi, just a few
hundred metres away from the EFCC zonal operations hub.
“The
apartment has a standby power generating set, sporting facilities, play ground
and a water treatment plant. The property was bought at the rate of N800
million (Eight hundred million naira) on January 6, 2012.
“Other
properties in Yaba, Lagos, also discovered by the eagle eyes of the
Commission’s operatives, are located at number 7, Thurnburn Street and 5,
Raymond Street. The Thurnburn Street property consists of 21 mixed housing
units of eight four-bedroom apartments, two penthouse apartments of
three bedrooms each and six three-bedroom (all en-suite) terrace apartments.
“The
Raymond Street property is made up of two en-suite 2-bedroom apartments and one
four bedroom apartment.
“The
Yaba, Lagos properties, which dug a deep hole of an eye-popping N1billion (One
billion naira), were paid for on May 30, 2012. The same day Alison-Madueke
splashed N900 million for the Port Harcourt estate.
“In
Lekki Phase one, an upscale neighbourhood of Lagos, operatives found a twin
four-bedroom duplex. The duplex is located on Plot 33, Block 112, Lekki
Peninsula Residential Scheme Phase 1, Lekki, Lagos, with an estimated value of
over N200million (Two hundred million naira).
“Also
in Lagos, a large expanse of land at Oniru, Victoria Island, Lagos has also
been traced to the former Petroleum Resources Minister. The land, which is
located in Oniru Chieftaincy Family Private Estate, Lekki peninsular, Lagos and
currently being utilised as a dumping site, was bought on February 16, 2012 for
N135million (One hundred and thirty- five million naira).
“Plot
8, Gerard Road Ikoyi, Lagos, another property traced to Alison-Madueke, is a
penthouse on the 11th floor in the Block B Wing of the building. It was bought
for N12million (Twelve million naira) on December 20, 2011.”
Besides
the properties in Lagos, the commission claimed that Mrs. Alison Madueke
allegedly bought choice mansions in Abuja, Port Harcourt and Yenagoa in
Bayelsa State.
It
said: “On Plot 10, Frederick Chiluba Close, in the serene, upscale Asokoro
District of Abuja, lies a tastefully built and finished duplex. In the
compound, there are also a guest chalet, boy’s quarters, an elegant swimming
pool, fully equipped sports gym and a host of other amenities.
“
Investigators have discovered that the property acquired by the ex-minister in
December, 2009, at the cost of N400 million (Four hundred million naira)
was never declared in any of the asset declaration forms filed by
Alison-Madueke.
“Also
linked to the former Minister in Abuja is a mini-estate at Mabushi, Abuja. The
estate, located on Plot 1205, Cadastral Zone B06, Mabushi Gardens Estate,
houses 13 three-bedroom terrace houses, each with one bedroom en-suite
maid’s quarters. It was purchased on April 2, 2012 at the princely sum of
N650million (Six Hundred and Fifty Million Naira).
“In
Aso Drive, Maitama, Abuja, Alison-Madueke reportedly acquired a six bedroom
en-suite apartment made up of three large living rooms, two bedroom guest
chalets, two-bedroom boys quarters, two lock up garages and a car park. It was
bought on July 20, 2011 for N80million (Eighty million naira).
“Down
South in Nigeria’s oil city of Port Harcourt, the former minister’s acquisitive
appetite took her to Heritage Court Estate, located on Plot 2C, Omerelu Street,
Diobu Government Residential Area, Phase 1 Extension, Port Harcourt.
“The
Estate, which is made up of 16 four-bedroom terrace duplexes, is equipped with,
among other facilities, a massive standby power generating set. Alison-Madueke
did not blink as she shelled out N900million (Nine hundred million naira) for
it on May 30, 2012.
“In
neighbouring Bayelsa State, an apartment with two blocks of flats, all
en-suite, and with a maid’s quarters was also traced to her. The house located
on Goodluck Jonathan Road, Yenagoa is sitting on a large expanse of land.
“Realtors
spoken to by EFCC investigators have placed estimated values running into
hundreds of millions of Naira on the property. The apartments have four living
rooms, eight bedrooms and gold-plated furniture.”
Besides
jewelry and property, Mrs. Alison-Madueke, EFCC operatives claim, has
N23,446,300,000 and $5milion (about N1.5billion) in various Nigerian banks
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