UK Police Press Bribery Charges Against Ex minister Diezani

British police announced on Tuesday that they had charged Diezani Alison-Madueke, a former minister of petroleum resources, with bribery offenses according to Reuters. They claimed they suspected she had accepted bribes in exchange for awarding multimillion-pound oil and gas contracts.

The 63-year-old Alison-Madueke played a significant role in the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan, serving as the minister of petroleum resources from 2010 to 2015.