Tag Archives: Abacha

Abacha $5bn Loot: Family coughs out $1.9bn, see list of other recoveries in the last 24 years

The government of the United States has signed an agreement to repatriate $23 million looted by the former military ruler of Nigeria, General Sani Abacha. This was disclosed by Attorney General, Abubakar Malami at the signing of the agreement in Abuja. He said the stolen funds which are tagged ‘Abacha-5’ …

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US to return US$23 million looted by late dictator Abacha to Nigeria—officials

The United States will turn over to Nigeria $23 million taken by former military ruler Sani Abacha, officials said at an event to sign the agreement on Tuesday. Nigeria has reached several agreements to return stolen cash in recent years. Abacha ruled Africa’s most populous nation and top oil exporter …

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Abacha didn’t die from eating poisoned apple from prostitutes – Fmr aide

Major Hamza Al-Mustapha (rtd), former Chief Security Officer (CSO) of late Head of State General Sani Abacha, has revealed that the long held assumption that the former head of state died from eating a poisoned apple from prostitutes is false. Former CSO explained how General Abacha died in an interview …

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U.S.$4.6 billion Abacha loot returned in 18 years-I nvestigations

Nigeria has over the past 18 years recovered $4.6 billion (1.4trn) allegedly looted from the nation’s treasury and stashed abroad by the late Head of State, Gen. Sani Abacha. Data on the recoveries collated by Daily Trust indicates that the funds were repatriated mainly from four countries between 2002 and …

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