NOTE: During a late
January conversation with PolOff,
XXXXXXXXXXXXX said
XXXXXXXXXXXXX purchased an
USD 10 million house in central
London approximately 7 years
ago, XXXXXXXXXXXXX. This house
apparently was excluded from
President Yar,Adua,s public
declaration of assets in June
2007, which put his total wealth
at approximately USD 7 million."
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(S//NF) Moreover, XXXXXXXXXXXX
said XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX
had been approached recently by
a man claiming to speak on
behalf of First Lady Turai
Yar'Adua. The person, who
arrived at the meeting with
XXXXXXXXXXXX in a Peugeot with
a "presidential" license plate, told
XXXXXXXXXXXX the First Lady
would "allow" them to construct
the homes so long as she is
given an advance payment of
250 million naira (USD 2 million).
XXXXXXXXXXXX said he was
willing to offer the First Lady
twenty plots of land instead, to
which the presumed
emissary grimaced. The
negotiations, XXXXXXXXXXXX told
PolOff, continue.