Diezani Alison-Madueke, a former minister of petroleum, has been accused of bribery by the British police.
The UK police reportedly said on Tuesday that they suspected she had accepted bribes in exchange for awarding multi-million pound oil and gas contracts, according to Reuters.
The 63-year-old former minister worked from 2010 to 2015 under former President Goodluck Jonathan.
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The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) was led by her.
The National Crime Agency’s (NCA) International Corruption Unit Head, Andy Kelly, commented on the allegations, saying, “We assume Diezani Alison-Madueke abused her power in Nigeria and took financial bribes for awarding multimillion-pound contracts.