File: Diezani Alison-Madueke
A former Minister of Petroleum, Diezani Alison-Madueke, was acquitted on Wednesday of six bribery charges following a high-profile corruption trial at London’s Southwark Crown Court.
Alison-Madueke, who served as minister from 2010 to 2015 under former President Goodluck Jonathan, faced five counts of accepting bribes and one count of conspiracy to commit bribery.
She denied all charges.
Prosecutors alleged that Alison-Madueke, 65, was given “a life of luxury” in London by oil and gas industry figures seeking lucrative contracts in Nigeria, a country that has long struggled with corruption and mismanagement.
