The British police have charged the former Minister of Petroleum, Diezani Alison-Madueke with bribery offences.
According to information gathered, the UK police on Tuesday said they suspected she had accepted bribes in return for awarding multi-million-pound oil and gas contracts.
The sixty-three-year-old ex-minister served during the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan, from 2010 to 2015.
Speaking about the charges, Andy Kelly, Head of the National Crime Agency’s (NCA) International Corruption Unit, said Diezani Alison-Madueke abused her power in Nigeria and accepted financial rewards for awarding multi-million-pound contracts.
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