Nigeria's former oil minister Diezani Alison-Madueke has been charged with bribery offences in the UK.

She is suspected of accepting financial rewards for awarding multi-million dollar oil and gas contracts.

A key figure in ex-President Goodluck Jonathan's administration, she also served as the first female president of the oil exporters group Opec.

The 63-year-old, who has been on bail since her arrest in London in 2015, has denied corruption allegations.

Assets worth millions of pounds relating to the alleged offences have been frozen as part of an ongoing probe by the UK's National Crime Agency (NCA).

"These charges are a milestone in what has been a thorough and complex international investigation," Andy Kelly, from the NCA's International Corruption Unit, said.

The NCA says Ms Alison-Madueke, who served as oil minister from 2010 until 2015, is alleged to have benefited from:

At least £100,000 ($127,000) in cash
Chauffeur-driven cars
Flights on private jets
Luxury family holidays
Use of multiple London properties
Furniture, renovation work and staff for the properties
Payment of private school fees
Gifts from designer shops such as Cartier jewellery and Louis Vuitton goods.
The US Department of Justice has been able to recover assets totalling $53.1m linked to Ms Alison-Madueke's alleged corruption thanks to evidence provided by the NCA in March, the agency says.

The NCA added that its agents had also worked closely with Nigeria's anti-corruption agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

Ms Alison-Madueke, who currently lives in London's St John's Wood suburb, will appear at Westminster Magistrates Court on 2 October, the NCA says.

Nigeria is one of the world's largest oil producers, but few of its more than 225 million inhabitants have benefited from this wealth.


source: BBC news
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-66582585.amp

Buhari protected her from prosecution because of her husband who served under Buhari as Military Head of State, Admiral Madueke

Now Tinubu wouldn't even act concerned... She is on her own, she also has a Dominican republic Passport



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Like serious

This is what we expected EFCC to do a long time ago, not embarking on endless pursuit of media trials.

Like I always say, if you want to see a people who genuinely love their country, check how they run public office. Nigerians don't Ike this country. This is a hypocritical country.

Let her defend herself

If she's found guilty, she should suffer the consequence.

Nzogbu Nzogbu headless mobs are going to start attacking the UK

Finally, she has been nailed by our head done catch am. She will do at least 4 years never to step in UK land as well.

This corrupt entity was trying to use the agulu fraud as a loophole to getting all her illegally gotten assets back, but God pass her.

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Buhari protected her from prosecution because of her husband who served under Buhari as Military Head of State, Admiral Madueke

Now Tinubu wouldn't even act concerned... She is on her own, she also has a Dominican republic Passport



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