Nigeria’s former Petroleum Minister, Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke, has been charged to court in London, England, following her arrest earlier on Friday.

She was granted bail by a magistrate court in London after she had been detained for several hours.

The London Police also confirmed that she is being prosecuted for money laundering.

Mrs Alison-Madueke was arrested in London on Friday along with four other persons in relation to corruption allegations being investigated by the UK National Crime Agency.

Meanwhile, the Presidency in Nigeria has declined to comment on the arrest of the former Petroleum Minister.

News Express reports that the once powerful Alison-Madueke refused to appear before the Nigerian parliament to answer corruption charges and has holde up in London since the change of government in Nigeria on May 29, claiming to be citically sick and undergoing treatment.

•Photo shows Diezani Alison-Madueke.