The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has obtained an arrest warrant as it begins the extradition process of former Minister of Petroleum Resources Diezani Alison-Madueke from the United Kingdom back to Nigeria to face the 13-count charges bordering on money laundering levelled against her by the anti-graft agency.

The Commission further revealed that the charges for which Diezani is answerable cover jurisdictions in Dubai – the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, the United States of America, and Nigeria.

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Its Spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, confirmed the development. The EFCC alleged that the former Minister stole 2.5 billion dollars from the Nigerian government while she was a Minister.

She had appeared before the Westminster Magistrates Court in London over an alleged 100,000 pounds bribe.

There are feelers that an informal interagency collaboration between the EFCC and the UK’s NCA led to the ongoing trial of Diezani in London.