Diezani Alison-Madueke, a former minister of petroleum resources, appeared before the Westminster Magistrates Court in the UK on Monday about an alleged £100,000 bribe.
Michael Snow, the district judge, set Alison-Madueke’s bail at £70,000.
Alison-Madueke was also given additional conditions by Snow, such as an 11 pm to 6 am curfew, an electronic tag that she had to wear constantly, and a £70,000 surety that had to be paid before she was allowed to leave the courthouse.
She gave her name, birthdate, and address when she appeared in Westminster Magistrates Court.
She did not formally enter a plea, but her lawyer, Mark Bowen, told the court that she would enter a not-guilty plea, according to Reuters.
On October 30, she will make her next court appearance at Southwark Crown Court, which handles serious criminal cases.
In a statement published on its website, NCA said Diezani “is alleged to have benefitted from at least £100,000 in cash, chauffeur-driven cars, flights on private jets, luxury holidays for her family, and the use of multiple London properties.
“Her charges also detail financial rewards including furniture, renovation work and staff for the properties, payment of private school fees, and gifts from high-end designer shops such as Cartier jewellery and Louis Vuitton goods.”
The NCA’s international corruption unit head, Andy Kelly, said the charges are “a milestone in what has been a thorough and complex international investigation. Bribery is a pervasive form of corruption, which enables serious criminality and can have devastating consequences for developing countries.
Diezani and four other people were detained in the UK in October 2015 on suspicion of bribery and money laundering offenses.
Diezani was granted bail by a UK magistrate court, but her passport was taken when she was instructed to appear at the Charing Cross police station.
During the term of former President Goodluck Jonathan, Diezani served as the ministry’s minister of petroleum resources from 2010 to 2015.
She fled the country just before President Jonathan ceded power to President Muhammadu Buhari in 2015.
The former minister was accused of stealing $2.5 billion from the Nigerian government while she was a minister by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.
