Nigeria, Feb. 26 -- The UK Southwark Crown Court on Tuesday heard audio recordings of former Nigerian petroleum minister Diezani Alison-Madueke allegedly confronting two oil tycoons from whom she is accused of accepting bribes.

Mrs Alison-Madueke is currently standing trial on bribery charges. PREMIUM TIMES reported earlier that she faces six charges, including five counts of accepting bribes and one count of conspiracy to commit bribery. All the charges are linked to the award of oil and gas contracts during her time in office.

The alleged recordings were found in a Samsung phone, which was seized from the former minister when she was arrested in London in 2015.

The BBC reported that the device contained audio recordings of conversati...