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.”