Former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, has accused United Kingdom authorities of destroying her reputation through a failed corruption prosecution that lasted more than a decade.
Alison-Madueke, who was acquitted on Wednesday by a jury at Southwark Crown Court in London, made the remarks during an interview with BBC on Friday.
The former minister had faced five counts of accepting bribes and conspiracy to commit bribery following a 13-year investigation by the UK’s National Crime Agency.
Speaking after her acquittal, Alison-Madueke described the investigation and prosecution as “painful and traumatic.”
“I’ve not been allowed to travel. I’ve not been allowed to work. They destroyed my reputation and my integrity,” she told the BBC.
The former minister, who served as Nigeria’s petroleum minister between 2010 and 2015 and was the first female president of the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, said the case had taken a significant psychological toll
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