Diezani Allison-Madueke, Nigeria’s former minister of petroleum, wasarrested in London on charges of money laundering on Friday. She wasgranted bail hours later after handing over her passport at a local police station.
The former minister’s arrest would be the first high profile case of president Buhari long-anticipated anti-corruption campaign which has seen key government agencies probed in the four months Buhari has been in office.
Allison-Madueke’s arrest appears to have been part of a collaboration between various Nigerian and international law enforcement agencies. The UK’s National Crime Agency’s recently formed International Corruption Unit said it had arrested five people across London “as part of an investigation into suspected bribery and money laundering offences.”