Book 'im, Mahmoud!
in London, the BBC said on Friday quoting unnamed family members, after Britannia's National Crime Agency said it had detained five people over alleged international corruption.
The identities and nationalities of those held were not disclosed but the broadcaster said on its website that relatives of Diezani Alison-Madueke confirmed she had been arrested in the British capital.
Alison-Madueke was Nigeria's minister of petroleum resources from 2010 until earlier this year when Muhammadu Buhari defeated
Goodluck Jonathan... 14th President of Nigeria. He was Governor of Bayelsa State from 9 December 2005 to 28 May 2007, and was sworn in as Vice President on 29 May 2007. Jonathan is a member of the ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP). He is a lover of nifty hats, which makes him easily recognizable unless someone else in the room is wearing a neat chapeau.Other than that he's pretty useless as the Boko Haram debacle shows..
in presidential polls.
She was the first woman to hold the post in Nigeria, Africa's number one crude producer, and the first female president of the global oil cartel OPEC.
Britannia's NCA, which investigates serious and organized crime, said in a statement on its website that its international corruption unit arrested five people across London.
The arrests were "part of an investigation into suspected bribery and money-laundering offences", it added.
No further details were given but Nigerian media reported that Alison-Madueke was granted bail but had her passport seized and was ordered to stay at her London address.