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I faced death threats as Nigeria’s Oil Minister, Diezani tells London court

Last updated: April 16, 2026 5:14 pm
3 weeks ago Sola Jaiyesimi
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Former Nigerian Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Allison-Maduake

Former Nigerian Minister of Petroluem Resources, Diezani Allison-Maduake has told the London Court in her bribery trial that death threats were made against her by vested interests in the oil sector while in the post.

Allison-Maduake has been in the dock at the Crown Court in London in the last four days giving evidence and denying allegations that she corruptly enriched herself, while she was Petroleum Minister between 2010 and 2015,

She is accused of buying exotic properties across London and living a flamboyant lifestyle from the proceeds of bribery.

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