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Close To $1bn Stolen Under Abacha — Buhari by Sanchez01: 8:13am On May 30, 2020
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has said close to $1bn was “stolen under a previous, undemocratic junta in the 1990s.”

Buhari, in an article published in Newsweek, a United States-based magazine, expressed appreciation to the “friendly nations” that returned the stolen funds.

Though the President did not mention Abacha by name, it was apparent he was referring to the deceased dictator.

Saturday PUNCH reports that, three weeks ago, Nigeria received $311m in repatriated Abacha loot from the United States and the Bailiwick of Jersey.

After Nigeria recovered the loot from US and Jersey, the Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, said the money would be used in expediting the construction of the Lagos-Ibadan expressway, Abuja-Kano road, and the Second Niger Bridge.

Previous recoveries had also been made from UK and Switzerland.

Buhari, in his article, stated that the country could move forward with road, rail and power station construction, “partly under own resources, thanks to close to $1bn of funds stolen from the people of Nigeria under a previous, undemocratic junta in the 1990s that have now been returned to our country from the US, UK and Switzerland.”

The President added, “That the friendly nations agreed to return the funds after so long is a testament to the fact that, with our governance reforms, Nigeria is rightly seen as an increasingly stable and beneficial place to transact and invest.”
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Re: Close To $1bn Stolen Under Abacha — Buhari by Sanchez01: 8:13am On May 30, 2020
We remember these on this day!

Buhari, long before he was elected president, stubbornly insisted that Abacha “never stole”, and that he was not corrupt. “Illegally taken from Nigeria” is a ploy to sidestep the word: “stolen”. “Under Abacha” portrays it as if other people, not Abacha himself, committed the “illegality” without Abacha’s knowledge.

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/05/abacha-never-stole/
https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/269444-again-buhari-lauds-late-kleptocrat-dictator-sani-abacha.html


Sinzu the clown. He defended Abacha so hard that an entire nation is still getting credit alerts and constantly seeing money fossils courtesy of the dead Klepto. The same man that sleep, drink and eat integrity like some special delicacy.

Re: Close To $1bn Stolen Under Abacha — Buhari by SeverusSnape(m): 8:14am On May 30, 2020
Though the President did not mention Abacha by name, it was apparent he was referring to the deceased dictator.

So bubu the mumu has changed tune?, What happened to "Abacha was never corrupt"?.
Re: Close To $1bn Stolen Under Abacha — Buhari by yusluvad(m): 8:14am On May 30, 2020
Where you not among the thieves.
Buhari ole barawo...
Re: Close To $1bn Stolen Under Abacha — Buhari by Davash222(m): 8:17am On May 30, 2020
All of a sudden, Abacha is now corrupt.

Fool!
Re: Close To $1bn Stolen Under Abacha — Buhari by mamaafrik(m): 8:31am On May 30, 2020
Stolen under or stolen by Abacha himself.
Oloshi,talk true
Re: Close To $1bn Stolen Under Abacha — Buhari by Sanchez01: 8:38am On May 30, 2020
mamaafrik:
Stolen under or stolen by Abacha himself.
Oloshi,talk true
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Buhari is a saint and Abacha is a bigger one. He was busy fixing Nigeria while the corrupt people within his regime stole and bled the nation as Abacha wasn't looking. Abacha is too godly to steal.
Re: Close To $1bn Stolen Under Abacha — Buhari by Mynd44: 8:49am On May 30, 2020

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