She was arrested for corruption related offences, and is currently being investigated by the UK National crime Agency.
Diezani Alison-Madueke,
Minister of Petroleum Resources during the President Goodluck
Jonathan's administration has been arrested in London on Friday, October
2, 2015.
According to Premium Times, She was arrested for corruption related offences, and is currently being investigated by the UK National crime Agency.
However,
The British High Commission have confirmed that some arrests have been
made on basis of corruption, but are yet to reveal the identity of those
involved.
Joseph Abuku, Press
and Public Affairs Officer of the The National Crime Agency said that 5
people between the ages of 21 and 60 have been arrested on suspicion of
bribery and corruption offences but did not identity of those involved.
“This
morning, five people between the ages of 21 and 60 were arrested on
suspicion of bribery and corruption offences. The crimes are being
investigated by the National Crime Agency." Joseph said.
“The
National Crime Agency does not confirm identity at arrest nor provide
information that could be used to corroborate the identity of an
arrested individual.” he added.
Meanwhile, Mrs. Alison-Madueke has been out of the country since Buhari has been sworn in as president.
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