The National Crime Agency (NCA) in Britain obtained court permission on Monday to seize 27,000 pounds from Nigeria ex minister of Petroleu...
The National Crime Agency (NCA) in Britain obtained court permission on Monday to seize 27,000 pounds from Nigeria ex minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison Madueke, who is currently facing bribery and corruption charges in London.
The cash was seized from her temporarily under the section 295 of proceeds of Crime Act 2012, it will be kept in the custody of the court till 5th April 2016.
According to sources who were present for the trial yesterday, Diezani was herself not present although the former minister's mother Beatrice Agama and a lady by name Melanie Spencer were present. A lot of Nigerians especially journalists showed up to witness the preceding but were disappointed.
The cash was seized from her temporarily under the section 295 of proceeds of Crime Act 2012, it will be kept in the custody of the court till 5th April 2016.
According to sources who were present for the trial yesterday, Diezani was herself not present although the former minister's mother Beatrice Agama and a lady by name Melanie Spencer were present. A lot of Nigerians especially journalists showed up to witness the preceding but were disappointed.