{"id":11812,"date":"2020-05-04T14:53:59","date_gmt":"2020-05-04T14:53:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=11812"},"modified":"2020-05-04T14:54:05","modified_gmt":"2020-05-04T14:54:05","slug":"nigerian-govt-receives-over-311m-of-the-abacha-assets-repatriated-from-the-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=11812","title":{"rendered":"Nigerian govt receives over $311m of the Abacha assets repatriated from the US"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.ripplesnigeria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Abacha.jpg\" alt=\"Nigeria govt, US finalise agreement on repatriation of $308m Abacha loot\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Nigerian government on Monday announced the repatriation of $311,797,866.11 recovered assets of Late General Sani Abacha.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The money was repatriated from the United States and the Bailiwick of Jersey, the Attorney-General of Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The statement, signed by Malami\u2019s spokesman Umar Gwandu, added that the litigation process for the return of the assets titled \u2018Abacha III\u2019 commenced in 2014 while the diplomatic process that culminated in the signing of the Asset Return Agreement commenced in 2018.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>The agreement was signed on February 3 by the governments of Nigeria, the United States, and the Bailiwick of Jersey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis Agreement is based on international law and cooperation measures that sets out the procedures for the repatriation, transfer, disposition, and management of the assets,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Gwandu said the amount increased significantly from over $308 million mentioned in an earlier statement in February to over $311million as a result of the interest that accrued from February 3 to April 28, when the fund was transferred to the Central Bank of Nigeria.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nigerian government on Monday announced the repatriation of $311,797,866.11 recovered assets of Late General Sani Abacha. The money was repatriated from the United States and the Bailiwick of Jersey, the Attorney-General of Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, said in a statement. 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