Nigeria is set to receive around US$308 million seized from former military dictator Sani Abacha under a deal backed by the United States and the island of Jersey, US prosecutors said. The sum is ...
The late ruler is suspected to have embezzled about $2.2bn from Nigeria's central bank More than $267m (£210m) belonging to a former Nigerian dictator has been seized from a Jersey bank account.
A court has ruled stolen assets worth £6.9m ($8.9m) can be returned to Nigeria. It comes after Jersey's Attorney General served a forfeiture notice to the Royal Court in Jersey in November.