Nyanya bombing: Ogwuche’s extradition process on, says Envoy The Sudanese Ambassador to Nigeria, Amb Tagelsir Ali, said on Wednesday the extradition process of Aminu Ogwuche, the suspected mastermind of the Nyanya bomb blasts, would be completed soon. Ali told newsmen in Abuja on Wednesday that both Sudan and Nigeria had similar standards guiding an extradition process. Ogwuche was arrested in Sudan in May following the joint efforts of the Nigerian Army, Department of State Services, the National Bureau of Interpol based at the Nigerian Police Force Headquarters, and the Sudanese security operatives. He said, “There is an agreement between Sudan and Nigeria. It was supposed to be revisited in the last bilateral meeting that took place in Khartoum. “The extradition treaties always got a sequence of procedures that has to be taken care of, about 17 or 18 procedures that have to be dealt with before a person can go back to his or her country. “It is very important to wait until the procedures are finalised. “I read some news here on the fact that Sudan was delaying the process. “It’s not true definitely because I have been contacting Sudan every other day and I have been informed that everything is going on according to procedure and as soon as the procedures are finished the person will be handed over to Nigeria. “There is nothing that holds that, only the satisfaction of the requirements of extradition. “I cannot tell how soon or the specific date when we’ll see this happening but what I can say is that people are doing their best to finalise this as soon as possible.” Ali acknowledged that the extradition process was delayed at the initial stage. He, however, gave the assurance that the authorities involved in the process were working hard to ensure that the requirements for the repatriation of Ogwuche were fully met.
Posted on: Thu, 19 Jun 2014 07:41:55 +0000
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