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U.S. to return $23million loot linked to late Nigerian dictator Sani Abacha

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 from 1993 until his death… Read More U.S. to return $23million loot linked to late Nigerian dictator Sani Abacha

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UK anti-crime agency recovers over $23million loot linked to former Nigerian dictator Sani Abacha

Britain’s National Crime Agency (NCA) has recovered more than $23 million stolen from Nigeria by the country’s late military dictator Sani Abacha, it said on Thursday, the latest in a series of similar recoveries around the world. Abacha ruled Africa’s most populous nation and top oil exporter from 1993 until his death in 1998, a… Read More UK anti-crime agency recovers over $23million loot linked to former Nigerian dictator Sani Abacha

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