Nigeria issues arrest warrant for ex-oil minister Diezani Alison-Madueke

Nigeria’s main anti corruption body has issued an international arrest warrant for its former Oil Minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke.
The authorities accuse her of misappropriating public funds worth several millions of US dollars.
Madam Alison-Madueke is currently being investigated in the UK but Nigeria wants her to face trial in her country for alleged acts of illegal acceptance and giving gratifications.
The former Minister is currently in London.
She is to appear before Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on February 25, 2019.
Alison-Madueke is associated with alleged money laundering cases in several countries including the United States and Italy.
Madam Alison-Madueke, was Oil Minister under former President Goodluck Jonathan from 2010 to 2015.