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Nigeria: Spending of Abacha Loot - Govt Must Obey the Law, Says Court
This Day, 29 March 2016
The Federal High Court in Lagos has insisted on the enforcement of the judgment which order the government of President Muhammadu Buhari to publish widely the spending of recovered… Read more »
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Nigeria: FG, Switzerland Agree On Repatriation of U.S.$321 Million Abacha Loot
Daily Trust, 9 March 2016
The Federal Government and the Swiss Government have signed an agreement that would facilitate the repatriation of the N63.9 billion ($321 million dollars) looted funds stashed in… Read more »
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Nigeria: FG, Switzerland Sign Agreement On Return of Abacha Loot
This Day, 9 March 2016
The federal government has said a framework that will make it easier to trace and repatriate stolen assets stashed abroad is being worked out even as it signed an agreement with… Read more »
Nigeria, Switzerland Sign Pact Over Abacha Loot
The Swiss government has agreed to return the U.S.$321 million stolen by the former military ruler Sani Abacha.
InFocus
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The funds are part of an estimated U.S.$5 billion which was stolen and then funneled into various foreign accounts by the late military dictator, General Sani Abacha. Read more »
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The Swiss government has already returned U.S.$700 million, following appeals from Nigeria. Read more »
