Alison-Madueke Goes on Trial in London Court
Diezani Alison-Madueke, a former Nigerian Minister of Petroleum Resources, appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court in London to answer charges of bribery offences.
She had on August 22 been charged to court by the United Kingdom (UK) government over an alleged £100,000 bribe. The UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) said they suspected Diezani had accepted bribes in return for awarding multi-million-pound oil and gas contracts.
“We suspect Diezani Alison-Madueke abused her power in Nigeria and accepted financial rewards for awarding multi-million-pound contracts.