The Department of Justice announced that it has transferred over $20.6 million to the Nigerian government in accordance with an Aug. 23 agreement between the governments…
Browsing: Abacha loot
A deal to return $23 million to Nigeria that was stolen by former Leader of the country’s Junta General Sani Abacha has been inked by the…
Nigeria’s government is at odds with Britain’s National Crime Agency (NCA) over the control of €180 million (£150 million) stashed abroad by a former head of…
Justice Minister Abubakar Malami said the recovery of the funds “further consolidates” the government’s record on repatriating stolen money, citing an earlier deal with Switzerland that saw $322 million returned in 2018.
Jersey, Nigeria and US governments entered into an greement to repatriate the US$308 million of forfeited assets to Nigeria after about 20 years of negotiations and court cases.