Lead prosecutor Alexandra Healy KC stood just feet from the witness box, stripping away Diezani’s carefully crafted image of a “procedural minister” to reveal what the prosecution calls the “General” of a bribery ring.
Southwark Crown Court witnessed a dramatic turning point on Monday in Nigeria’s long battle against corruption.
The once untouchable former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, was compelled to take the witness stand, where she was branded a liar in open court.
For hours, the woman who once wielded immense power over Nigeria’s oil wealth endured a relentless cross-examination that stripped away the aura of impunity she had carried for years.
Lead prosecutor Alexandra Healy KC stood just feet from the witness box, stripping away Diezani’s carefully crafted image of a “procedural minister”
