Tag: Abacha loot
Abacha laundered $23m, others into UK through US — Ambassador
US ambassador to Nigeria, Mary Leonard, has said her country seized funds in response to the late dictator Sani Abacha and his associates’ violation...
FG, US agree to repatriate $23m Abacha loot
The United States Government and the Nigerian Government have reached an agreement on the return of over $23 million of the Sani Abacha loot.
Both...
UK recovers fresh $23m Abacha loot
The UK's National Crime Agency (NCA) says it has recovered about $23.5 million in looted funds from the allies and family of the late...
Abacha loot: Court dismisses suit against Malami, others
A Federal High Court, Abuja on Friday dismissed a suit filed against the attorney general of the federation and minister of justice, Abubakar Malami; and...
Abacha family not swimming in money like before – Swiss lawyer
The Swiss lawyer Enrico Monfrini hired by the Nigerian government since 1999 to recover state funds looted by the late military dictator Sani Abacha...
Supreme Court dismisses Abacha family’s appeal for access to frozen foreign...
The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed another suit filed by the family of the late military dictator Sani Abacha seeking access to funds stashed...
About $1bn looted under Abacha —Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari says about $1 billion was “stolen under a previous, undemocratic junta in the 1990s.”
In an article published in US-based magazine, Newsweek,...
FG receives $311m Abacha loot from US, Jersey
Nigeria has received $311,797,866.11 million of the repatriated looted assets by late military ruler, Sani Abacha, Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice,...
US opposes Nigeria’s plan to hand Abacha loot to Bagudu
The US authorities have opposed plans by Nigeria’s government to hand about $100 million looted by former military dictator, Sani Abacha, to Kebbi State...
Supreme Court strikes out appeal to unfreeze Abacha’s foreign accounts
The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed an appeal filed by the family of the late military ruler, Sani Abacha, who had prayed for an...