Fresh facts emerged yesterday that more
than 60 top Nigerians may lose assets and
cash laundered in the United Kingdom.
The Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission ( EFCC) may soon submit a list
of those convicted, under probe, the fleeing
suspects and those watch-listed to the
relevant agencies in the UK.
The UK was said to be in custody of over
£40 million stolen funds recovered from
some Nigerian government officials in 2008.
This is apart from about £22.5million
recovered from the Island of Jersey.
Of the cash, about £6.8million loot had been
traced to ex-Governor James Ibori.
Some of those likely to be affected include
ex-governors like James Ibori, Diepreye
Alamieyeseigha, Joshua Dariye, the late
Abubakar Audu, Chimaroke Nnamani, Lucky
Igbinedion, the immediate past Minister of
Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-
Madueke, and others.
Others are about 13 ex-governors on trial for
financial crimes, some former ministers
either on trial or under investigation, some
indicted top bankers during the 2008
financial crisis.
Six of the ex-governors were alleged to have
acquired assets worth £15million in the
United Kingdom, while in office.
One of the governors allegedly paid
£1.6million at a go in 2005 for a posh
mansion in London.
According to findings, about 60 highly-
placed Nigerians, especially politically
exposed persons and their fronts, have
assets and looted funds in the United
Kingdom and Island of Jersey.
For instance, Ibori’s assets in the UK are
said to worth more than $150 million. A
former director of Nigerian Ports Authority
(NPA) owns a flat in St George Wharf worth
about 450 pounds more than 10 years ago,
while another top civil servant owns 1.65
million pounds Fulham property.
It was learnt that the decision of the British
Prime Minister, David Cameron, to
collaborate with the administration of
President Muhammadu Buhari has dimmed
the hope of the affected treasury looters.
A top source, who spoke in confidence, said:
“With the pledge of the British Prime
Minister, we will just go to our shelf and reel
out the list of those with suspected loot and
laundered funds in the United Kingdom.
“Already, we have the dossiers of all these
suspects right from the days of Mallam
Nuhu Ribadu as the EFCC chairman.
“We can talk of about 60 on our radar,
including about 13 governors, former
ministers, oil subsidy suspects, indicted top
bankers and some of those involved in the $
15billion arms deals.
“We will recover all the stolen funds. In fact,
very soon, we may start publishing the
photographs of the identified assets of some
of these suspects.
“In fact, the Chairman of the EFCC, Mr.
Ibrahim Magu, met with the Special Fraud
Office in London on Thursday.
“We can seize these assets under the Interim
Forfeiture Order in Sections 26 and 29 of the
EFCC Act.
The section reads: “Any property subject to
forfeiture under this Act may be seized by
the commission in the following
circumstances- (a) the seizure is incidental
to an arrest or search; or (b) in the case of
property liable to forfeiture upon process
issued by the Court following an application
made by the Commission in accordance
with the prescribed rules.
“Whenever property is seized under any of
the provisions of this Act, the Commission
may-(a) place the property under seal; or (b)
remove the property to a place designated
by the Commission.
“Properties taken or detained under this
section shall be deemed to be in custody of
the Commission, subject only to an order of
a Court.”
The EFCC and the Metropolitan Police have
been collaborating in the past few years.
The British government had, in 2008,
expressed its willingness to return about £40
million stolen funds recovered from some
Nigerian government officials.
A former Acting British High Commissioner
to Nigeria, James Tansley, on September 27,
2007 handed over two cheques for more
than $250,000 (£126,000, 29.3m naira) to
Nigeria.
The UK Metropolitan Police had said the
amount was only a fraction of the fortunes
that the former Governor of Plateau State,
Chief Joshua Dariye, and other Nigerian
officials had diverted to London.
A cheque for $2 million belonging to a
former Governor of Bayelsa State, Chief
Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, was also returned
to Nigeria by the British government.
President Muhammadu Buhari had during
the week pleaded with the UK to return
stolen funds to Nigeria.
“I am not going to demand any apology
from anybody. What I am demanding is the
return of assets,” Buhari said at a function in
London.



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Hmm

Good news.. used pillows and matrass awaits madam at EFCC.

And the assets goes to.... Tinubu, atiku, ame chipag, fasiola

i will like the names of apc guys included even the names of our current senators, governors and ministers.

David Cameron is an APC agent also witch-hunting d yam eaters?

Even panama papers was sponsored by EFCC/APC to witch-hunt those indicted in it?

No no those assets do not really belong to those indicted but were by forged and planted there by d british govt in collabo with Bubu so as to witch-hunt perceived enemies?

Wailers n IPOB touts, deep down ur hearts, u know this admin is trying in d fight against kwarruption

What had looked like a disappointment is gradually turning into a blessing.

Nigeria needs all the loots she can recover right now.

Talk about man being unkind to mankind!

only if they will do it....

Long overdue

Nice one Mr President keep up the good work.haters keep hating and wailing while the country continue to change for the better.

interesting...... 9ja is a case of study...

This politicians have finished us oooooo

But Sani Abacha is not corrupt, this Statement alone make UK leader to look Buhari as unserious person.

Wealthgang:
David Cameron is an APC agent also witch-hunting d yam eaters?

Even panama papers was sponsored by EFCC/APC to witch-hunt those indicted in it?

No no those assets do not really belong to those indicted but were by forged and planted there by d british govt in collabo with Bubu so as to witch-hunt perceived enemies?

Are you for real?

Amazing

Akdegreat:


Are you for real?

The questn marks at d end of each statement should inform u better