President of the OPEC oil cartel Diezani Alison-Madeuke , arrested on October 2 in London, was released on bail, Western media reported on 3october , citing the police in London.
Alison-Madueke 's passport was confiscated, so she could not leave the UK.
In addition to the president four others were also arrested on suspicion of bribery and money laundering.
Alison-Madueke, when being Minister of Nigeria, was accused of embezzling millions of dollars of public funds on luxury items such as private jets. Nigerian Senate in 2009 filed a charge against her of paying public money bills from a private company to $ 6 million.
The state oil company of Nigeria investigated the theft of billions of dollars.
54-year-old Alison-Madueke was elected the president of OPEC in 2015. She graduated from Harvard University, worked for Shell. In 2007 she was appointed Minister of Transport in Nigeria. Then in 2008-2010 she was Minister of Mines and Metallurgy, in April 2010 - Minister of Petroleum Resources of Nigeria.
She became the first woman president of OPEC. -02D-
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