Britain's National Crime Agency obtained court permission on Monday to temporarily seize 27,000 pounds ($41,000) from Alison madueke a former Nigerian oil minister caught up in a financial scandal. Nigerian authorities confirmed the arrest in London of Diezani Alison-Madueke, who served as oil minister from 2010 until May 2015 under former president Goodluck Jonathan. Nigerian media said she had been granted bail. Alison-Madueke's personal assistant could not be reached. She has previously denied any wrongdoing when questioned about missing public funds and graft allegations.
An administrative officer at Westminster Magistrates' Court said on Monday the NCA had applied to the court for an order to seize various sums of money in relation to Alison-Madueke and two other women for up to six months. The administrative officer did not provide any information on the link between the three women.
Alison-Madueke left office in March after Jonathan was defeated by Muhammadu Buhari. President Buhari has promised to root out corruption in Africa's biggest economy, where few benefit from Nigeria's vast oil resources.
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