Jury returns not guilty verdict after 46-hour deliberation
Wale Igbintade
A jury at Southwark Crown Court in London has brought an end to more than a decade-long corruption case, acquitting former Nigerian Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, of all six bribery-related charges.
The jury discharged her of five counts of accepting bribes and one count of conspiracy to commit bribery after deliberating for more than 46 hours, effectively closing an investigation that spanned over 11 years.
The verdict comes as a significant setback for British prosecutors and the National Crime Agency (NCA), which launched investigations into allegations against the former minister over 11 years ago.
