Diezani Alison-Madueke, a former Nigerian minister of petroleum, will appear in a United Kingdom court on October 2 over alleged bribery offences.
Alison-Madueke, who served as petroleum minister between 2010 and 2015, also acted as president of the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC).
According to the UK police on Tuesday, Alison-Madueke was charged with bribery offences on the suspicions that she accepted bribes in exchange for multi-million-pound oil and gas contracts while she was in office.
A report by Reuters revealed that she would appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court in October.
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Andy Kelly, Head of the National Crime Agency’s (NCA) International Corruption Unit, was quoted to have said, “We suspect Diezani Alison-Madueke abused her power in Nigeria and accepted financial rewards for awarding multi-million-pound contracts.
“These charges are a milestone in what has been a thorough and complex international investigation.”
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