The Nigerian bribery allegations erupted three years ago, when a former executive of the consortium working on the gas plant told a French judge it had operated an offshore slush fund to win contracts since the mid-1990s. 3年前,该天然气厂项目财团的一位前任高管向一位法国法官表示,为获得合同,该企业从90年代中期开始在海外运作着一笔贿赂基金,由此爆出了尼日利亚贿赂案。