EFCC Operatives Raid Diezani's Abuja Home

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Clement Ejiofor 
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have stormed the residence of Nigeria’s former petroleum minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke.
The development comes .
According to Premium Times, the representatives of the anti-graft agency arrived at Diezani’s house located in Asokoro district of Abuja, having sealed the property in the evening of Friday, October 2.
The video by the Osasu depicts the very moments of raid.
At the same time the EFCC stormed the Lagos home of Jide Omokore, one of Diezani’s business allies, Sahara Reporters provides an update. A source disclosed that his wife had locked herself inside one of the rooms at Turnbull to hide from the operatives.
UPDATE: 
The heavy security presence noticed at the Diezani’s house has given way to about two vans with some security officers on mufti. A resident of the area who monitored the situation disclosed to that EFCC left very late at night.
“The EFCC people were here till around 11 to 12 pm yesterday before they left one after the other. The security officers were also mean, they even tried beating up some journalists who wanted to take pictures and videos of the house,” he said.
He then warned our correspondent not to take pictures as the security officers would take offence.
When our correspondent approached the operatives of the anti-graft agency for comments they declined to speak.
One of the two police vans stationed at Diezani’s house
Another police van stationed at Diezani’s house
It should be recalled that the news about the arrest contained that five Nigerians had been detained in the UK over bribery and corruption related offences.
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Although initially the identities of those arrested were not provided, in a fresh development the UK side confirmed Diezani’s detention.

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