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May 29, 2019
The former Attorney-General of the Federation AbubakarMalami, SAN, said the Ministry of Justice has recovered 779.5 million dollarsand 59.2 billion naira stolen from the country.
Malami said this in Abuja, while handing over to thePermanent Secretary of the ministry, Dayo Apata.
He also said that inline with relevant provisions ofthe Administration of Criminal Justice Act, the ministry had reached anadvanced stage in efforts to ensure the forfeiture of cash and property worthbillions to the Federal Government.
The minister also said that the ministry, as part ofefforts to expedite action on corruption related cases during his tenure, theChief Justice of Nigeria designated special courts to prioritise corruption andfinancial crime related cases.
He said the committee had been directed to liaise withheads of the concerned courts to ensure that the selected courts weredesignated appropriately and were provided with adequate human and materialresources.1�y4bJ��