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| Nigerian senator hands herself in | Nigerian senator hands herself in |
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| The daughter of Nigeria's former leader Olusegun Obasanjo has been jailed after handing herself in to a court looking into health ministry graft charges. | |
| Iyabo Obasanjo-Bello has been in hiding for several weeks. | Iyabo Obasanjo-Bello has been in hiding for several weeks. |
| Two former ministers and nine civil servants face charges of defrauding the budget of 300 million Naira ($2.5m). | Two former ministers and nine civil servants face charges of defrauding the budget of 300 million Naira ($2.5m). |
| Mrs Obasanjo-Bello, a serving senator and chairwoman of the health committee, is accused of receiving a kick-back from the ministry. | Mrs Obasanjo-Bello, a serving senator and chairwoman of the health committee, is accused of receiving a kick-back from the ministry. |
| She pleaded not guilty to the charges and was remanded in custody until her bail hearing on Wednesday. | She pleaded not guilty to the charges and was remanded in custody until her bail hearing on Wednesday. |
| The judge agreed she could be held in a police cell rather than in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission investigating the allegations, after her lawyer said she had been threatened by EFCC agents. | The judge agreed she could be held in a police cell rather than in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission investigating the allegations, after her lawyer said she had been threatened by EFCC agents. |
| 'Witch hunt' | 'Witch hunt' |
| She has said in the past she believes herself to be the victim of a "witch-hunt". | She has said in the past she believes herself to be the victim of a "witch-hunt". |
| She refused to be interviewed by the EFCC, and told the media she had done nothing wrong. | She refused to be interviewed by the EFCC, and told the media she had done nothing wrong. |
| Her committee was given 10 million Naira ($85,000) by the health ministry, the EFCC says. | Her committee was given 10 million Naira ($85,000) by the health ministry, the EFCC says. |
| She says the money was to pay for an official visit to Ghana for the committee, allowed under the Senate rules. | She says the money was to pay for an official visit to Ghana for the committee, allowed under the Senate rules. |
| The accusations concern money left in the health budget at the end of last year. | The accusations concern money left in the health budget at the end of last year. |
| President Umaru Yar'Adua had instructed all ministries to return unspent money to the central bank. | President Umaru Yar'Adua had instructed all ministries to return unspent money to the central bank. |
| But former Health Minister Adenike Grange, and her minister of state Gabriel Aduku, are accused of writing cheques for fake contracts and handing out the money. | But former Health Minister Adenike Grange, and her minister of state Gabriel Aduku, are accused of writing cheques for fake contracts and handing out the money. |
| Accusations | Accusations |
| Mr Obasanjo, his family and associates have been the focus of several accusations since he left office. | Mr Obasanjo, his family and associates have been the focus of several accusations since he left office. |
| His son-in-law Kenny Martins, the chairman of the Police Equipment Fund, has been interrogated by the EFCC about alleged fraud in his organisation. | His son-in-law Kenny Martins, the chairman of the Police Equipment Fund, has been interrogated by the EFCC about alleged fraud in his organisation. |
| Nasir el-Rufai, the former minister of the Federal Capital Territory, has been accused of seizing plots of land in the capital and giving them to Mr Obasanjo. | Nasir el-Rufai, the former minister of the Federal Capital Territory, has been accused of seizing plots of land in the capital and giving them to Mr Obasanjo. |
| The former president himself has been implicated by a probe into the power sector that concluded his administration funnelled millions of dollars into fake companies. | The former president himself has been implicated by a probe into the power sector that concluded his administration funnelled millions of dollars into fake companies. |
| An investigation into the oil industry, which Mr Obasanjo oversaw as minister for petroleum, has also begun. | An investigation into the oil industry, which Mr Obasanjo oversaw as minister for petroleum, has also begun. |