A former Nigerian minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke, aged 63, and former president of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), has been charged with bribery offenses as a result of an investigation by the National Crime Agency (NCA). During her tenure as Minister for Petroleum Resources from 2010 to 2015, she is suspected of accepting bribes in exchange for awarding multi-million pound oil and gas contracts.
Allegations include benefits such as cash, chauffeur-driven cars, private jet flights, luxury vacations for her family, and the use of multiple London properties, along with financial rewards like furniture, property renovation, and staff for these properties, payment of private school fees, and gifts from high-end designer shops like Cartier and Louis Vuitton.
Diezani Alison-Madueke, currently residing in London’s St John’s Wood, is scheduled to appear at Westminster Magistrates Court on October 2nd.
The NCA’s International Corruption Unit (ICU) Head, Andy Kelly, emphasized that bribery is a form of corruption with serious consequences, and this case marks a significant development in a complex international investigation. Assets related to the alleged offenses have already been frozen.
The NCA has also assisted the US Department of Justice in recovering assets totaling USD$53.1 million linked to Diezani Alison-Madueke’s alleged corruption. The ICU collaborated closely with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission of Nigeria and the NCA-hosted International Anti-Corruption Coordination Centre during the investigation.
By FCCT Editorial Team
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