According to The Nation; the Former Minister of Petroleum Resources
Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke will not be able to leave the United Kingdom
(UK) until April, next year.
That is when the investigations into allegations against her are expected to have been concluded, Judiciary sources said.
She is expected to be......
arraigned before the magistrate for alleged money laundering and bribery,
Mrs Alison-Madueke was arrested last
week along with four others by the United Kingdom’s National Crime
Agency (NCA).She was granted bail. Her international passport was,
however, seized.
On Monday, the London Westminster
Magistrate’s Court on Marylebone Road approved the holding of the
£27,000 cash seized from her, following an application brought by the
NCA under the Proceeds of Crime Act in the UK.
The
court also ruled that the cash can be held for six months – till April,
next year when she is expected to be arraigned after investigations.
It was learnt yesterday that the court also granted the order that she should remain in London while investigations last.
Mrs Alison-Madueke will only be able to travel after an application has been brought before the court and approved.
She had previously denied any wrongdoing
when it was alleged that $20b of oil money had gone missing when she
was in office between 2010 and 2015
The NCA, which leads the UK law
enforcement’s fight to cut serious and organised crime, is working in
league with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in the
probe of the former minister.
Last Friday when Mrs Alison-Madueke was arrested in London, her Abuja home was raided by the EFCC.
Culled - The Nation
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