Former Petroleum Minister, Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke, was on Friday picked up in London by the United Kingdom National Crime Agency.
Sources disclosed that the UK police arrested Mrs Madueke on account of activities bordering on fraud and bribery.
Mr Joe Abuku, spokesman of the British High Commission in Abuja confirmed that five persons were arrested by the British anti crime Agency but however did not disclose their identities.
It was learnt that the Seizure Organised Crime Agency (SOCA), an arm of the National Crimes Agency of the UK arrested Diezani and are investigating the allegations against her.
It was also revealed that Diezani was picked up by operatives of the SOCA at the behest of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission which has discreetly been investigating her.
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