{"id":125342,"date":"2026-02-02T08:22:44","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T07:22:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=125342"},"modified":"2026-02-02T08:22:44","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T07:22:44","slug":"prosecutors-accuses-diezani-of-spending-over-2m-at-harrods-in-bribery-trial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/prosecutors-accuses-diezani-of-spending-over-2m-at-harrods-in-bribery-trial\/","title":{"rendered":"Prosecutors Accuses Diezani of Spending\u00a0 Over \u00a32m at Harrods in Bribery Trial"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">By Lizzy Chirkpi<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">British prosecutors have told a London court that former Nigerian Petroleum Minister Diezani Alison-Madueke allegedly spent more than \u00a32 million at luxury department store Harrods, using funds linked to oil executives who benefited from lucrative Nigerian oil contracts.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The allegations were presented during hearings at Southwark Crown Court on Wednesday and Thursday this week, as part of an ongoing bribery and corruption trial involving the former minister and several oil industry figures.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Prosecutors said Alison-Madueke allegedly enjoyed an extravagant lifestyle funded by associates in the oil sector, including high-end shopping, multi-million-pound UK properties, chauffeur-driven vehicles, private jet travel, and about \u00a3100,000 in cash.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Addressing the jury, lead prosecutor Alexandra Healy KC said the case centers on bribery within Nigeria\u2019s oil and gas sector during Alison-Madueke\u2019s time in office.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThis case is about bribery in relation to the oil and gas industry in Nigeria between 2011 and 2015,\u201d Healy told the court, adding that those seeking or retaining oil contracts \u201cprovided significant financial and other advantages\u201d to the former minister.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Alison-Madueke, who served as Nigeria\u2019s petroleum minister from 2010 to 2015 and previously became the first female president of OPEC, denies all five counts of bribery and one count of conspiracy.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Her defence team has argued that she had limited authority over oil contract awards, describing her role as largely administrative, and maintains that any personal expenses paid on her behalf were later reimbursed.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The trial, which began in late January, forms part of a broader international web of corruption investigations and asset recovery efforts linked to Alison-Madueke\u2019s tenure in office and is expected to continue for several weeks.<\/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>By Lizzy Chirkpi British prosecutors have told a London court that former Nigerian Petroleum Minister Diezani Alison-Madueke allegedly spent more than \u00a32 million at luxury department store Harrods, using funds&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":102833,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-125342","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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