Former Petroleum Minister, Mrs. Diezani Alison-
Madueke, who was arrested in London, Friday, has been
granted bail.
Vanguard learned she was granted bail by a magistrate
court in London after she had been detained for several
hours.
Diezani was arrested in London, today, by the
International Corruption Unit (ICU) of the country’s
National Crimes Agency.
The agency announced on its website on Friday that it
had arrested five people “across London” as part of an
investigation into suspected bribery and money
laundering offences but stopped short of naming the
suspects.
The Asokoro, Abuja residence of the immediate-past
minister of Petroleum Resources was also stormed by
operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission (EFCC), in what has been described as part
of a multinational investigation of the former minister.
According to a security source, EFCC made “significant
recovery” of documents at her Abuja residence.
Meanwhile, the Presidency on Friday, declined to
comment on the arrest of Alison-Madueke,as well as, on
the raid of her Abuja residence.
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