Although Nigeria is yet to take steps to recov­er the $2 billion loot­ed by the late Head of State, Gen. Sani Abacha, which the United States government has seized, the Kebbi State Gov­ernor, Alhaji Abubakar Ati­ku Bagudu and his wife, Aisha, have filed a suit seeking to re­cover the money as their own.

To claim the money, they filed separate court processes ti­tled: “Verified Claim and State­ment of Interest” on the loot at the District Court of Columbia, in the US.

Their joint attorney, Jon­athan R. Barr (DC Bar No 437334) of the Baker & Hostetler LLP Chamber, whose law office is located at 1050 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suit 1100, Washington DC, filed the claims drawn up by the duo on May 1, 2004.
In the claim referring to suit number 13-CV-1832 (JDB), Bagudu and his wife asked for a reversal of the court’s verdict which had declared that the money was illicit fund laun­dered into the US and there­fore forfeited to the American government.
Approaching the court through 18 USC 983 (a) (4) and Rule G (5) (a) of the Sup­plemental Rules for Admiralty or Marine Claims and Assets Forfeiture Actions of the Fed­eral Rules of Civil Procedure (Supplemental Rules), Bagudu stated that “I have a claim to and interest in the property al­leged to be subject to forfeiture in this action.”
His wife made a similar declaration. The key actors in the loot, according to the court documents obtained by The AUTHORITY were: son of the late Head of State, Mohammed Sani Abacha, the incumbent Governor of Kebbi State, Alhaji Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, for­mer National Security Adviser (NSA), Alhaji Ismaila Gwarzo, the current Senator represent­ing Niger East Senatorial Dis­trict, Mr. David Umaru, Alhaji Ahmadu Daura, former Minis­ter of Finance, Chief Anthony Ani, Dumez Group, Doraville Properties Corporation, Eagle Alliance International Limited (Eagle Alliance), Mecosta Se­curities (Inc), Rayville Interna­tional SA, Ridley Group Limit­ed, Standard Alliance Financial Services Limited and Dumez Nigeria Limited.
The foreign banks involved in the financial mess were ANZ Banking Group, New York; Bankers Trust Company, New York; Barclays Bank, New York; Citibank NA, New York; Chase Manhattan Bank, New York; Chemical Bank, New York; Commerzbank AG, New York; Marine Midland Bank, New York (now HSBC USA, NA, and Morgan Guaranty Trust Company, New York (now JP Morgan Chase).
Within the shores of Nige­ria, the Central Bank of Nige­ria (CBN), the Inland Bank Plc and the Union Bank Plc, were among the banks which also played prominent roles in the intricate web of wire transfers that led to fleecing the country of the money, mainly obtained under false security vote letters by Gwarzo.
The District of Columbia Court had expressly stated that the aforementioned personali­ties and companies embezzled, misappropriated, defrauded and extorted hundreds of mil­lions of dollars from the gov­ernment of Nigeria and others, including the proceeds of those crimes through conduct in and affecting the US.
“The defendants in rem are subject to forfeiture as proper­ty involved in money launder­ing offences in violation of US law,” it said.
Our investigations showed that $287 million was deposited into account number 80020796 in the name of Doravile Prop­erties Corporation located at Deutshe Bank International Limited in Bailiwick of Jersey.
Also, $12 million was de­posited into account number S-104460 owned by Moham­med Sani (full names, Moham­med Sani Abacha) at the BSBC Fund Administration (Jersey) Limited in the Bailwick of Jer­sey. This was as $1 million was deposited into account num­ber 2234058801USD in the name of Rayville Internation­al, SA at Banque SBA in Paris, France, among several of such fund deposit.
In Bagudu’s fund recov­ery claim which he executed and signed on April 25, 2004 in Abuja, he declared that “I Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, with­out waiving any rights to con­test jurisdiction in this matter, submit this verified claim” pur­suant to the rules of the court.
He continued: “I have a claim and interest in the prop­erty alleged to be subject to for­feiture in this action, including all assets held in the name of Blue Holding (1) Pte Ltd, on behalf of or traceable to Ridley Group Limited and or the Rid­ley Trust at J. O. Hambro In­vestment Management Limited in the UK and all interest, ben­efits, or assets traceable there­to.”
The governor declared that “the assets held in the name of Blue Holdings (1) and (2) are held in trust by a trust company through Blue Holdings (1) and (2) Pte Ltd, an investment vehi­cle, for the benefit of the ben­eficiaries of Blue Family Trust (1) and (2).
“That I am a beneficiary of the Blue Family Trust (1). Blue Family holds no other as­sets other than the assets held in the name of Blue Holdings (1) and (2).
“Any distributions by Blue Family Trust (1) and (2) to me or for my benefit are trans­ferred directly from the assets held in the name of Blue Hold­ings (1) and (2), by virtue of the foregoing I have a benefi­cial interest and or other finan­cial stake in the claimed prop­erty,” he said.
For the fact that a default judgment is already made, Ba­gudu stated that “pursuant to Supplemental Rule E (, I ap­pear before this court for the limited purpose of asserting and defending this claim in this in rem forfeiture action. My ap­pearance does not constitute an appearance for any other pur­pose, nor do I consent to the ju­risdiction of this court or any other court.”
Contents of a similar claim made by Aisha, Badudu’s wife, were exactly the same as her husband’s and was signed and executed on the same day af­ter which the documents were served on Elizabeth A. Aloi, the Trial Attorney, Assets For­feiture and Money Laundering Section (Criminal Division), US Department of Justice, lo­cated at 1400 New York Ave­nue, Washington DC.
The claims were equally served on Barrister Charles C. Agwumezie, of the CAVAL Le­gal Group PLLC, 1629 K Street NW, Washington DC, one of the five Nigerian US-based law­yers who started the processes that led to the assets forfeiture on April 1 as earlier reported by The AUTHORITY.

Read more @http://www.authorityngr.com/2016/12/$2-BILLION-ABACHA-LOOT--Gov-Bagudu-wife-file-suit-to-claim-seized-funds-in-US/
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http://www.nairausd.com/2016/12/daily-look-at-business-activities-in_19.html

Ab0ki rogues

If dem sell the entire Kebbi ten times it won't smell the amount that thief Abacha stole and here comes this rogue claiming the money.

This is an admission of guilt on the part of the ab0ki governor.

He must be probed and asked where and how he and his wife got the said stolen money back in the 90's.

Thieves

The key actors in the loot, according to the court documents obtained by The AUTHORITY were: son of the late Head of State, Mohammed Sani Abacha, the incumbent Governor of Kebbi State, Alhaji Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, for­mer National Security Adviser (NSA), Alhaji Ismaila Gwarzo, the current Senator represent­ing Niger East Senatorial Dis­trict, Mr. David Umaru, Alhaji Ahmadu Daura, former Minis­ter of Finance, Chief Anthony Ani, Dumez Group, Doraville Properties Corporation, Eagle Alliance International Limited (Eagle Alliance), Mecosta Se­curities (Inc), Rayville Interna­tional SA, Ridley Group Limit­ed, Standard Alliance Financial Services Limited and Dumez Nigeria Limited.

Meanwhile, the court in the US has since indicted the individual above as part of the theft.

These same crooks are all APC saints fighting corruption today.

APCHaram:
Ab0ki rogues

Are U surprise. Haven't heard that northern Nigeria is one of the region with high poverty level in the WORLD ( FACT )

Nigerians be wise

This same loot was added to 2017 budget as income.



Buhari and his advisers are stupid.




To the Niger deltans that fight their own i hope they can see their money Abacha looted is about to be claimed by another parasites

Tonyebacanista take note

ifyan:


Are U surprise. Why did you their is one of the most poverty dueling area in the universe

If the hypocrite n thief in Aso Rock had any credibility he should probe his fellow boko cousin on how he and his wife are laying claim to Abacha stolen loot

APCHaram:


If the hypocrite n thief in Aso Rock had any credibility he should probe his fellow boko cousin on how he and his wife are laying claim to Abacha stolen loot

You can type that again and again and again and again.........

EFCC where are thou? Do your work. One thief is trying to thief another thief's money.

WorldRichest:
EFCC where are thou? Do your work. One thief is trying to thief another thief's money.

Who are to tell EFCC what to do. Don't you know they are been controled by the OGA at the top.

Respect yourself Mr Man.

All this people self won cus casala for BUBU kworupsiun.

Mujaheeeden:
This same loot was added to 2017 budget as income.



Buhari and his advisers are stupid.




To the Niger deltans that fight their own i hope they can see their money Abacha looted is about to be claimed by another parasites

Tonyebacanista take note

The fact that the governor and his wife filed a case claiming ownership of the money does not mean they will automatically get the money. Some months ago, an unscrupulous Ibo lawyer also filed a case claiming ownership of a very high percentage of the money as his legal fees, his claim was righly trashed and thrown out. Hopefully, this new claim by Bagudu will also be thrashed and thrown out without sentiment. The money belongs to Nigeria and we will get it no matter the machinations of some greedy elements.

seunmsg:


The fact that the governor and his wife filed a case claiming ownership of the money does not mean they will automatically get the money. Some months ago, an unscrupulous Ibo lawyer also filed a case claiming ownership of a very high percentage of the money as his legal fees, his claim was righly trashed and thrown out. Hopefully, this new claim by Bagudu will also be thrashed and thrown out without sentiment. The money belongs to Nigeria and we will get it no matter the machinations of some greedy elements.

The money belongs to NigerDeltans whose eenvironment are being destroyed while some northern idiot in collaboration with a silly sitting President embezzles it and stash it in foreign land

APCHaram:


If the hypocrite n thief in Aso Rock had any credibility he should probe his fellow boko cousin on how he and his wife are laying claim to Abacha stolen loot

The one that has said Abacha did not steal? How are u sure he doesn't have percentage in this one sef?

freeze001:


The one that has said Abacha did not steal? How are u sure he doesn't have percentage in this one sef?

Only infidels and Dasuki plus pdp members are corrupt in the eyes of the self righteous hypocrite in Aso Rock

This is interesting

St. Abacha. - GMB

A case of thief trying to steal from his fellow thief. But Abacha was not corrupt, how come ?

But Abacha was a saint, isn't it?

Nigeria is a JOKE!

Abacha loot no dey finish??

Hmmm.

Firefire:
St. Abacha. - GMB

omolola15 and he's fellow fans of Buhari would claim na all the Money GEJ and co stole na hin make us dey here..While 16years Ago Someone stole massively and yet even Mr Buhari said he did not steal..Haalaaaaa Buhari...God's own Angel..

Some people are just naturally corrupt

The same Buhari that described Abacha loot as "monies illegally banked abroad".

Buhari till this day doesn't believe Abacha was corrupt rather he sees the Abacha loot as FG money illegally saved by Abacha for Nigerians.

Yeye dey smell

He Said Abacha Didn't Loot, Steal Anything. Do You Expect Him To Do Anything?

APCHaram:


If the hypocrite n thief in Aso Rock had any credibility he should probe his fellow boko cousin on how he and his wife are laying claim to Abacha stolen loot

APCHaram:
Ab0ki rogues

If dem sell the entire Kebbi ten times it won't smell the amount that thief Abacha stole and here comes this rogue claiming the money.

This is an admission of guilt on the part of the ab0ki governor.

He must be probed and asked where and how he and his wife got the said stolen money back in the 90's.

Thieves

This Nigeria has turned out to become notherners private estate which they don't have to work but harvest. This has to stop this malas do not have any plans for this country only to stupify and loot it to death. Before this evil plan of theirs is hatched I think its hightime southerners bale out of this contraption that has truncated southern Nigeria's growth since Lugard.

APCHaram:


Only infidels and Dasuki plus pdp members are corrupt in the eyes of the self righteous hypocrite in Aso Rock

Cc, APCmyheart

radahada in Jennifer voice

NO,it belongs to Ipod

Mujaheeeden:
The money belongs to NigerDeltans whose eenvironment are being destroyed while some northern idiot in collaboration with a silly sitting President embezzles it and stash it in foreign land

Give them the money they earned it. Allahu Akbar