Former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, has declared that God has “completely vindicated” her after a United Kingdom court acquitted her of all corruption-related charges following a lengthy trial.
Speaking after the verdict delivered on Wednesday by Southwark Crown Court in London, Alison-Madueke expressed relief that the legal battle, which lasted more than a decade, had finally come to an end.
“I am deeply relieved. My name is cleared. This nightmare is over,” she said in a statement. “I thank God Almighty for His faithfulness and for completely vindicating me.”
The former minister, who served under ex-President Goodluck Jonathan between 2010 and 2015, was first arrested in London in October 2015. British prosecutors later charged her with five counts of accepting bribes and one count of conspiracy to commit bribery.
