Court Orders FG To Account For $5bn Recovered Abacha’s Loot - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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July 10, 2023
Justice James Omotosho, of the Federal High Court in Abuja, gave the order while delivering judgment on a Freedom of Information suit, filed by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP.
He added that the Government must provide the details within seven days of the judgment.
The court, according to a statement by SERAP, ordered the government of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to disclose the exact amount of money stolen by Abacha from Nigeria, and the total amount of the Abacha loot recovered and all agreements signed on same by the governments of former presidents Obasanjo, Yar’Adua, Jonathan and Buhari.
The judge also faulted the claim by the Ministry of Finance that it had no details of the spending of the Abacha loot.