United States has agreed to repatriate to Nigeria about $480million believed to have been stolen by the late Head of State, Gen. Sani Abacha and his family.
But the conditions for
the repatriation of the cash and other details are being worked out, The Nation has learnt.
Also, it was learnt that
the Department of Justice in the United States now has a Kleptocracy Unit,
which will assist to track looted funds and money laundered by public officials
from Nigeria and other nations.
The planned repatriation is the outcome of the
recent meeting between the Department of Justice and the Attorney-General of
the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN) and the Acting Chairman of the Economic
and Financial Crimes Commission( EFCC), Mr. Ibrahim Magu.
A source, who spoke in
confidence with The Nation, said: “This is the largest loot ever traced to a
former Nigerian public officer in the U.S.
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