DIEZANI ALISON PREVENTED FROM LEAVING UK BY COURT ORDER

Former Minister of Petroleum Resources Mrs

Diezani Alison-Madueke will not be able to leave

the United Kingdom (UK) until April..

That is when the investigations into allegations

against her are expected to have been concluded,

Judiciary sources said.

Diezani is expected to be arraigned before the

magistrate for alleged money laundering and

bribery,

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.

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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.

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Alison Madueke will only be able to travel after an

application has been brought before the court and

approved.

Alison denied allegations against her although $20b

of oil money had gone missing when she was in

office between 2010 and 2015.