U.S Prosecutors: Alison Madueke, others in Bribery Case

Former Petroleum Minister, Diezani Alison Maduke, was named in a U.S civil complaint targeting two Nigerian business men.

The complaint which was filed by U.S Justice Department seeks recovery of about 144 million Dollars in assets obtained through paying bribes to her.

Several media organisations including Financial Times and Reuters published a statement obtained from the Department of justice which puts the complaint period between 2011 and 2015.

According to the statement, two Nigerian businessmen, Kolawole Aluko and Olajide Omokore, allegedly conspired with others to bribe Mrs. Alison-Madueke, in order to win oil production contracts worth 1.5 billion dollars.

UCJ, UNILORIN.