UK Agency Releases Press Statement On Diezani Alison-Madueke’s Arrest. (READ)

The UK National Crime Agency on Friday confirmed the arrest of persons, including the former minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, over offences related to bribery and corruption it is investigating. The agency confirmed the arrest on its website.

“The National Crime Agency’s recently formed International Corruption Unit has arrested five people across London as part of an investigation into suspected bribery and money laundering offences,” the NCA said on its website.  The agency also announced the arrest on its Twitter handle.

The identities of the four other people arrested along with Mrs. Alison-Madueke, could not be immediately ascertained.

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