You can’t travel out of the UK until April 2016, British court tells Diezani Alison-Madueke

A Westminister court has ruled that the former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke, will not be allowed to leave the United Kingdom (UK) until April next year.

Investigations into allegations of bribery and money laundering against her are expected to be concluded then, after which she will probably be arraigned before the court.

According to the Nation, the court also ruled that Alison-Madueke must apply for legal approval if she plans to travel after April 2016.

She was arrested last Friday alongside four others by the United Kingdom’s National Crime Agency (NCA) and was subsequently granted bail. Her international passport was, however, seized.

On Monday, the court approved the holding of the £27,000 cash seized from her. The court also ruled that the cash can be held for six months.

D.A.M. had previously denied any wrongdoing when it was alleged in Nigeria that $20b of oil revenues had gone missing while she was in office between 2010 and 2015.

The NCA, which leads the UK law enforcement’s fight against organised crime, is working in league with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in the probe of the former minister.