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Diezani, a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, faces corruption and financial misconduct allegations in Nigeria and the UK.
The ex-husband claims that her continued use of his name is causing him harm and damaging his reputation.
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A former Nigerian Petroleum Minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke, was on Tuesday 22nd August 2023, charged with bribery in the United Kingdom.
According to Reuters, British police said they had charged her with bribery offences, saying they suspected she had accepted bribes in return for awarding multi-million-pound oil and gas contracts.
Alison-Madueke, 63, was a key figure in the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan.
She served as petroleum minister from 2010 to 2015 and also acted as president of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC).
“We suspect Diezani Alison-Madueke abused her power in Nigeria and accepted financial rewards for awarding multi-million-pound contracts,” said Andy Kelly, Head of the National Crime Agency’s (NCA) International Corruption Unit.“ These charges are a milestone in what has been a thorough and complex international investigation.
Alison-Madueke has been accused of several corrupt practices during her tenure, and has been a subject of many allegations and investigations.
Kola Aluko and Jide Omokore are two businessmen who were closely associated with Diezani. They were accused of receiving lucrative contracts from Nigeria’s state-owned oil company, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), in exchange for bribes and kickbacks.
Diezani was alleged to have facilitated these deals and received a share of the illegal proceeds. In 2015, the US Department of Justice filed a civil forfeiture complaint against Aluko and Omokore, alleging that they laundered the proceeds of these corrupt deals through US banks and luxury assets.
Diezani was also implicated in the scandal and accused of using Aluko’s yacht and other assets purchased with corrupt funds. She was arrested in London in 2015 on allegations of money laundering but was later released on bail.
In 2017, the Nigerian government sought extradition of Diezani from the UK to face corruption charges, but the UK refused, citing lack of evidence. Diezani has denied any wrongdoing, but is rumoured to have since secured a diplomatic passport from the Dominican Republic for US$2.2million to escape prosecution.
The case remains ongoing.
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