Italian prosecutors have alleged
that Nigeria’s former president Goodluck Jonathan and his oil minister received
kickbacks as part of a $1.3bn deal involving oil giants ENI and Shell.
Court documents
filed late last month in the city of Milan and seen by AFP outline a case
against 11 people, including senior executives from the two oil majors and the
companies themselves.
Jonathan, who left office in May
2015, and Diezani Alison-Madueke, his long-time petroleum minister who was also
the first woman president of OPEC, do not feature on the list.
But they are
alleged to have played a central role in the deal, which saw ENI and Shell make
a $1.3 billion payment in 2011 for an offshore oil block in Nigeria.
No formal
charges have been brought and the parties usually have 20 days to respond to
the conclusion of the preliminary investigation report before any formal
prosecution.
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