The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has launched a
manhunt for Ugonna, son to the former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani
Alison-Madueke.
This is in connection with the alleged disbursement of money to
INEC officials and election monitors in the build-up to the presidential
election.
According to sources at the EFCC, Ugonna is the key to arresting
all those involved in the case.
EFCC officials had stated that Diezani’s son served as a
middleman between the ex-minister and the bank MD.
A senior official, who spoke to Punch's correspondent on condition
of anonymity, said, “We have launched a manhunt for Ugonna, who the suspects
said was the one who drew up a list of individuals, who should be given the
N23bn ($115m).
“We don’t know exactly where he is but we will get him. He needs
to explain his role in the sharing of the money because the bank officials have
been mentioning his name since they were brought in.”
Ugonna is the Head of Business Development and Commercial
Marketing at Radam Maritime Services Limited, a firm, which is headed by his
father, Alison Madueke, a former Chief of naval Staff, who is also under
investigation by the EFCC for alleged money laundering.
He is said to have business interests in the United States and
the United Kingdom.
Ugonna, who is an engineer, burst into the limelight in 2012
when photos showing his ostentatious lifestyle went viral on the Internet.
In one of such pictures, the graduate of University of Maryland
College Park in the US, was seen flying in a private jet and later drinking
champagne in a limousine. He has also been seen displaying wads of dollar notes
on social media.
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