The last is yet to be heard about looted
funds traced to ex- Head of State, Gen. Sani Abacha, as £20m(N5.12billion)
laundered through some lawyers in Britain is being probed.
Two suspects, including a former
Attorney-General of Kogi State, have been arrested in London in connection with
the loot
The two suspects, who were trying to
convert a 1994 CBN Traveller’s Cheque worth £2,000 at Travelex are undergoing
interrogation in London.
Upon a search in the suspects’ hotel in London,
it was gathered, about £78,000 traveller’s cheque was found on them.
There were indications that the UK
Police may invoke the Mutual Legal Assistance to seek the extradition of
Mohammed Sanni, who is allegedly linked to the probe.
A source said: “The arrest of two
Nigerian suspects (including a former Attorney-General of Kogi State) has
triggered the latest round of investigation.
“With the £20million loot in their
care, they decided to test the waters with £80,000. So, the two suspects took
£2,000 Traveller’s Cheque purchased by the CBN in 1994 to Travelex to get some cash but
the desk officers were suspicious because of the time frame.
“The attendants alerted security
agencies who arrested the suspects and later searched their hotel room where additional £78,000 worth of traveler’s
cheque was found.
“The security agencies are working
on the suspicion that the suspects were on a laundering mission in the UK as
part of moves to repatriate the alleged £20million stashed by the late Head of
State.”
The Press Bureau of the Metropolitan
Police last night said: “We have contacted officers to get any details of this
incident. We will reply in due course as and when we have them.”
The Abachas were alleged to have
laundered about $3billion cash.
The Federal Government has so far
recovered more than $2.550billion.
The government is trying to trace
the whereabouts of $450million hidden in many countries.
A Federal Government counsel on
repatriation of Abacha loot, Mr. Tim Daniel, had said about $2.550billion of
$3billion had been so far recovered by the Federal Government from the late
Abacha’s accounts and his family.
He gave the breakdown as follows:
voluntary surrender ($750m); Switzerland ($570m); Jersey ($380m); UK($150m);
Luxembourg ($300m); and Liechtenstein ($400m).
A few months after the 13th year
anniversary of Abacha’s death, the Federal Government recovered£22.5m
(N6.18billion) loot which the late Head of State, allegedly stashed in Jersey.
The £20million being investigated is
alleged to be part of the outstanding $450million
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Where is the recovered money is thesame goverment official that will still convert it to their account.
ReplyDeleteWhy Abacha do they want to tell us that now government official are not looting our money ang taking it to thesame place is becouse Abacha is gone that why these white people are exporsing him
ReplyDeleteDon't mind them they'r all fools even d money they discovered would not hv any benefit 2 us, they always fight 4 their pocket.
ReplyDeleteHmmmm,the prove of the pudding is in the eaten
ReplyDeleteBefore this nation will be good all this top officials need to be killed all of them if not this nation will neve go well just see that
ReplyDeleteI think there is some else there that have the same view as me.Theses top officials should be eliminated and we take it from there by allowing the new generation revamp Nigeria. This is a case of thief catch thief.
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