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igeria’s former petroleum minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke, says God “completely vindicated” her after Southwark Crown Court in the United Kingdom acquitted her of corruption-related charges.

“I am deeply relieved. My name is cleared. This nightmare is over,” Mrs Alison-Madueke said in a statement on Wednesday. “I thank God Almighty for His faithfulness and for completely vindicating me.”

Mrs Alison-Madueke was first arrested in London in October 2015 and was charged in 2023 with five counts of accepting bribes and one count of conspiracy to commit bribery.

British prosecutors accused her of receiving at least £100,000 and other benefits they called “financial or other advantages” from oil and gas titans who sought lucrative contracts.

Among other “life of luxury” benefits prosecutors said she enjoyed were private-jet flights, chauffeur-driven cars, the use and upkeep of a London property, luxury goods, and school fees for her son.

Mrs Alison-Madueke was tried alongside Ayinde Olatimbo Bukola and Agama Doye as the first, second, and third defendants. The trial began in January this year.

The former minister under former President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration between 2010 and 2015 denied any wrongdoing but had been on bail.

Following more than 46 hours of deliberation by the jury, Mrs Alison-Madueke was cleared of all charges.

“For eleven long, gruelling years, this case has hung over my head and has tormented me and my family,” Mrs Alison-Madueke said after the court ruling. “But today, the past decade of relentless and unjust vilification, condemnation, and scrutiny has finally come to an end.”

Mr Alison-Madueke, the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) president between 2014 and 2015, described the decades-long investigation as the “dark period”.

“I will speak more about this dark period and my plans for the future, but right now I am going to enjoy the freedom that has been unjustly stolen from me for far too many years,” she added.

Mrs Allison-Madueke has pending corruption and money laundering cases in Nigeria.

"It's been a very arduous and long...almost eleven years, it's been traumatic, not just for me, but for my family and friends..."

Nigeria’s former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, says she is grateful the case against her is finally over after a UK court… pic.twitter.com/0Bs3Le6wZF

— News Central TV (@NewsCentralTV) June 17, 2026

https://gazettengr.com/god-cleared-me-of-corruption-charges-diezani/

Confidently calling and associating God's revered name with their putrefying corruption.

She still exudes sugar mama aura. The UK kept her looking fresh. I’m sure she frequently hits the gym there. Now, how did she escape justice? I know very well she was corrupt. Who did she make a deal with? She’ll likely come back to claim a political position. Naija don bend since. I blame our past military dictators who weren’t educated yet stole without opposition.

All those accusing GEJ, hope they rest now.

UK is corrupt country.

Nigeria is a country notorious for corruption.

Behind the scenes, UK and Nigeria split the money evenly according to their sinister arrangement.

treesun:
igeria’s former petroleum minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke, says God “completely vindicated” her after Southwark Crown Court in the United Kingdom acquitted her of corruption-related charges.

“I am deeply relieved. My name is cleared. This nightmare is over,” Mrs Alison-Madueke said in a statement on Wednesday. “I thank God Almighty for His faithfulness and for completely vindicating me.”

Mrs Alison-Madueke was first arrested in London in October 2015 and was charged in 2023 with five counts of accepting bribes and one count of conspiracy to commit bribery.

British prosecutors accused her of receiving at least £100,000 and other benefits they called “financial or other advantages” from oil and gas titans who sought lucrative contracts.

Among other “life of luxury” benefits prosecutors said she enjoyed were private-jet flights, chauffeur-driven cars, the use and upkeep of a London property, luxury goods, and school fees for her son.

Mrs Alison-Madueke was tried alongside Ayinde Olatimbo Bukola and Agama Doye as the first, second, and third defendants. The trial began in January this year.

The former minister under former President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration between 2010 and 2015 denied any wrongdoing but had been on bail.

Following more than 46 hours of deliberation by the jury, Mrs Alison-Madueke was cleared of all charges.

“For eleven long, gruelling years, this case has hung over my head and has tormented me and my family,” Mrs Alison-Madueke said after the court ruling. “But today, the past decade of relentless and unjust vilification, condemnation, and scrutiny has finally come to an end.”

Mr Alison-Madueke, the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) president between 2014 and 2015, described the decades-long investigation as the “dark period”.

“I will speak more about this dark period and my plans for the future, but right now I am going to enjoy the freedom that has been unjustly stolen from me for far too many years,” she added.

Mrs Allison-Madueke has pending corruption and money laundering cases in Nigeria.

"It's been a very arduous and long...almost eleven years, it's been traumatic, not just for me, but for my family and friends..."

Nigeria’s former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, says she is grateful the case against her is finally over after a UK court… pic.twitter.com/0Bs3Le6wZF

— News Central TV (@NewsCentralTV) June 17, 2026

https://gazettengr.com/god-cleared-me-of-corruption-charges-diezani/

Come and clear yourself from the Corruption Case you have with the EFCC in Nigeria

meobizy:
She still exudes sugar mama aura. The UK kept her looking fresh. I’m sure she frequently hits the gym there. Now, how did she escape justice? I know very well she was corrupt. Who did she make a deal with? She’ll likely come back to claim a political position. Naija don bend since. I blame our past military dictators who weren’t educated yet stole without opposition.

You don't need to hit the gym to look fresh in the UK, just dey chop, UK get a cool Weather

"Gof" A Beere..

Racoon:
Confidently calling and associating God's revered name with their putrefying corruption.

She was cleared! Why are you still calling her corrupt?

A former minister of the federal republic of Nigeria came and lied that the government reimbursed everyone who paid for luxury items and hotels on Deizianni's behalf.
The jury bought it.

The question here is this. Is it proper for individuals to undertake funding of a lifestyle of luxury for a government official? Moreso these are individuals who are players in the industry that government official oversees.

Secondly, were these expenditures made on behalf of the federal government of Nigeria? Did the government authorize it? Government officials traveling outside the country are paid estacode and certain allowance which must be applied for. Where is the paper documentation that Deizianni applied for these expenditures to be paid by the government and it got ignored hence private individuals had to fund her lifestyle?


If such doesn't exist, on what ground did the former government official who testified in support of same, make these claims?

I refuse to believe that the jury wasn't influenced in anyway. After all, Prince Andrew, the brother of the British king, Prince Charles, is still walking around a free man even though Scotland Yard has clearly provided evidence that he is a PDFile in the Epstein files.

Yes madam! Ibori will be jealous. If were you, I will never step into the land of DIVINE WICKEDNESS.🍷

Your God is not man at all. Na WOMAN!🍷

Wizardslayer:
UK is corrupt country.

Nigeria is a country notorious for corruption.

Behind the scenes, UK and Nigeria split the money evenly according to their sinister arrangement.

This one too go dey talk say he go school ,see as you sit down in the comfort of your room and dey spew nonsense

Oh Nijeriya...Kai, well!

Good they freed the woman. Buharis cabal at nnpc and villa did worst, tinubu and chagoury are doing their own...all corruption should be balanced before the division of the country

Tinubu hand dey