{"id":107170,"date":"2023-08-22T20:01:29","date_gmt":"2023-08-22T19:01:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=107170"},"modified":"2023-08-22T20:01:29","modified_gmt":"2023-08-22T19:01:29","slug":"alison-madueke-faces-corruption-trial-oct-2-in-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/alison-madueke-faces-corruption-trial-oct-2-in-london\/","title":{"rendered":"Alison-Madueke faces corruption trial Oct 2 in London"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\">Former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, has been charged to court in the United Kingdom with bribery offences.<\/p>\n<p>The British police, on Tuesday, August 22, 2023, stated that the former minister accepted bribes in return for awarding multi-million-pound oil and gas contracts while serving as petroleum minister from 2010 to 2015.<\/p>\n<p>Alison-Madueke was accused of benefitting from at least 100,000 pounds in cash, chauffeur driven cars, flights on private jets, luxury holidays for her family, and the use of multiple London properties.<\/p>\n<p>Charges against her, according to Reuters, also detail financial rewards including furniture, renovation work and staff for the properties, payment of private school fees, and gifts from high-end designer shops such as Cartier jewellery and Louis Vuitton goods, the NCA said.<\/p>\n<p>Alizon-Madueke would appear at Westminster Magistrates\u2019 Court on October 2.<\/p>\n<p>Alison-Madueke, 63, served in the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe suspect Diezani Alison-Madueke abused her power in Nigeria and accepted financial rewards for awarding multi-million-pound contracts,\u201d said Andy Kelly, Head of the National Crime Agency\u2019s (NCA) International Corruption Unit.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese charges are a milestone in what has been a thorough and complex international investigation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Since she left office she has been dogged by corruption allegations but denies the charges.<\/p>\n<p>British police said she was currently living in St John\u2019s Wood, an upmarket area of west London.<\/p><\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, has been charged to court in the United Kingdom with bribery offences. 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