Former Nigerian Minister of Petroleum, Diezani Alison-Madueke, has been found innocent of all bribery charges against her.

The verdict was delivered on Wednesday at Southwark Crown Court in London, bringing an end to a high-profile corruption trial that had lasted for years.

Alison-Madueke, who served as petroleum minister from 2010 to 2015 under former President Goodluck Jonathan, faced six charges in total. Prosecutors had alleged that she received lavish gifts and a “life of luxury” from oil industry figures who wanted lucrative contracts in Nigeria.

However, the former minister strongly denied all the accusations, insisting that she never took any bribes and had no real power over how government contracts were awarded.

The trial also involved two other defendants: oil executive Olatimbo Ayinde and Alison-Madueke’s brother, Doye Agama. Both men faced bribery-related charges and also pleaded not guilty. After more than 46 hours of careful deliberation, the jury acquitted all three of every charge against them.

The not-guilty verdict is a major setback for British authorities, who had been investigating the former minister for over a decade. The case was closely watched in both the UK and Nigeria, given Alison-Madueke’s powerful position and the billions of dollars at stake in the country’s oil sector. Her acquittal has now brought the long legal battle to an unexpected end.

For now, Alison-Madueke is a free woman, and the court has cleared her name. While the verdict may surprise many who followed the case, it marks the conclusion of one of the most talked-about corruption trials involving a Nigerian official. Whether this will have any political impact back home remains to be seen. But for the former minister, the years of legal uncertainty are finally over.