The immediate past Minister of Petroleum
Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, was on Friday arrested in the UK National
Crime Agency, PREMIUM TIMES is reporting.
The former minister was arrested Friday morning alongside four
other people by the British law enforcement agency.
The identities of the four other people arrested along with her
could be immediately ascertained.
It was learnt she was arrested for offences related to bribery
and corruption being investigated by the UK National Crime Agency.
Two top British officials in London have however confirmed the
development. They requested not to be named because they have no permission to
speak on the issue.
The British High Commission in Nigeria confirmed that some
arrests were made Friday but declined to disclose the identities of those
involved.
Joseph Abuku, Press and Public Affairs Officer, said, “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.
“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.”
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