Diezani Alison-Madueke is
receiving treatment for cancer in the United Kingdom, the former minister of
Petroleum Resources has cried out through her lawyer in London.
Her lawyer, Mr. Oscar Onwudiwe
said in a statement to Sahara Reporters that the former Minister, who was
arrested on corruption-related offences, began treatment for cancer in the UK
while she was in office.
Although he did not say what
form of cancer she was diagnosed with, he added, “The health crisis has unfortunately
exacerbated in recent times.”
For most of her tenure as
Minister of Petroleum, Diezani was the
subject of unflattering investigations by the media, some of them reporting her
lavish champagne-and-chartered jet lifestyle. She was also the subject of
investigations in the federal legislature, but she continued to deny being
involved in any corrupt deals. She was reportedly trying to be trying to buy a
luxury mansion in one of Britain’s most exclusive locations last week when she
was arrested.
Sahara Reporters exclusively
reported in May that she somehow booked herself on the same London-bound flight
of then President-elect Muhammadu Buhari. During the First Class flight, she
repeatedly tried to strike up a conversation with Buhari, who ignored her, according
to reliable sources in the cabin. She has not returned to Nigeria since fleeing
the country only a few days before President Buhari’s inauguration.
In his statement, Mr. Onwudiwe
said that her client underwent chemotherapy last week and is scheduled to
undergo surgery next week. We could not independently confirm the surgery
claims.
UPDATE: Her lawyer, Mr. Oscar
Onwudiwe, later revealed that Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke has breast cancer and
she is undergoing treatment.
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