Nigerian government has received the £4.2million seized from the associates of convicted former Governor of Delta State, James Ibori from the United Kingdom.
The Minister of Justice and the Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar made this known on Tuesday via a statement issued by his spokesman, Dr. Umar Jibrilu Gwandu.
“The Federal Government of Nigeria has received GBP 4,214,017.66 of the loot associated with the family members of former Delta State Governor, James Ibori.
“The amount has been credited into the designated Federal Government account with naira equivalent value of the amount as of 10th May 2021”, he confirmed.
Malami was said to have signed the Memorandum of Understanding for the repatriation of the Ibori loot on behalf of the Federal Government of Nigeria.
The Minister noted that the development was a demonstration of the recognition of reputation Nigeria earns through records of management of recovered stolen Nigerian stolen in the execution of public-oriented projects.
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