Nigeria’s former Petroleum Minister, Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke, who was arrested in London on Friday, has been granted bail.
She was granted bail by a Magistrate Court in London after she had been detained for several hours.
Reports say that the former minister’s international passport has been seized.
The UK National Crime Agency on its official website says that its recently formed International Corruption Unit has arrested five people across London as part of an investigation into suspected bribery and money laundering offences.
Mrs Alison-Madueke was arrested in London on Friday along with four other persons in relation to corruption allegations being investigated by the UK National Crime Agency.
Meanwhile, the Presidency in Nigeria has declined to comment on the arrest of the former Petroleum Minister.
