The court hearing involving former minister of petroleum resources Diezani Alison-Madueke in the United Kingdom over bribery allegations has been adjourned to November 2025.
The Nation reports that the Westminster Magistrates Court adjourned hearing on the suit on Monday, 30 October.
Alison-Madueke, the first female President of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, is on trial for allegedly accepting a £100,000 bribe.
On 2 October, Michael Snow, the district judge at the Westminster Magistrates Court in the United Kingdom, granted Alison-Madueke bail for £70,000 after judging her “a flight risk.”
Before she was granted bail, Snow had put harsh conditions on Alison-Madueke, including an 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. curfew and the wearing of an electronic tag at all times.
Alison-Madueke and four other people were detained in the United Kingdom in October 2015 on suspicion of bribery and money laundering.
The UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) stated in August 2023 that they suspected Alison-Madueke of accepting bribes in exchange for awarding multi-million-pound oil and gas contracts.
The NCA stated on its website that Alison-Madueke “is alleged to have benefited from at least £100,000 in cash, chauffeur-driven cars, private jet flights, luxury vacations for her family, and the use of multiple London properties.”
