SOME prominent Nigerians who had held political offices or been in the corridors of power are owners of luxury properties in Dubai, the capital of the United Arab Emirate (UAE).

According to a dataset shared with The ICIR by Center for Advanced Defense Studies (C4ADS), a US-based nonprofit newsroom, Nigerians have owned no fewer than 800 properties in Dubai.

Transparency International had in 2019 described Dubai as a ‘Money Laundering Paradise’ due to the heavy flow of illicit funds into the city which is one of the seven emirates of UAE

Most of these Nigerians do not have clean slates, as corruption charges have been hung on their necks in the past.

While some have been acquitted of corruption charges others are still caught in the web of multiple allegations of financial crimes.

And there are those who yet have not been accused of corruption.

The list of Dubai property owners include Mustafa Balogun, a former Inspector General of Police, Olisa Metuh, former spokesperson of the People’s Democratic Party, his wife, Kanayo Olisa Metuh, Attahiru Bafarawa, former governor of Sokoto, Orji Uzor Kalu, the former governor of Abia State and senator in the 9th Assembly.

Mustafa Balogun (Former Inspector General of Police)

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