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A London court heard that former Nigerian oil minister Diezani Alison-Madueke did not request or receive bribes; her defense contends UK spending was reimbursed in Nigeria and paid by others, while she denies five counts of bribery and a conspiracy charge as the trial proceeds.
Former Nigerian oil minister Diezani Alison-Madueke, who led OPEC in 2014–15, told a Southwark Crown Court in London that she did not take bribes as she faces five bribery counts and a conspiracy charge tied to 2011–2015. Prosecutors allege she enjoyed a lavish lifestyle funded by oil-contract interests linked to Atlantic Energy and SPOG Petrochemical, while the defence says critical records are missing or delayed, hindering her ability to defend herself.
A former Nigerian oil minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke, goes on trial in London on bribery charges, with prosecutors detailing lavish purchases and expensive gifts bought in the UK by associates using bribe money, including Harrods shopping sprees and furniture shipments; she denies the allegations.
Former Nigerian oil minister Diezani Alison-Madueke has been charged by British police with bribery offenses, alleging that she accepted bribes in exchange for awarding multi-million pound oil and gas contracts. Alison-Madueke, who served as petroleum minister from 2010 to 2015, has been the subject of investigations in Nigeria, the United States, and the UK. The charges detail a lavish lifestyle funded by corruption, including cash, luxury holidays, private jets, and high-end gifts. Assets worth millions of pounds have been frozen, and evidence provided to the US Department of Justice has led to the recovery of $53 million linked to Alison-Madueke.