Sani Abacha is the gift that keeps on giving, and although late, another batch of money the former head of state stole would soon find its way back into Nigeria
French authorities have made a commitment to return $150 million late Head of State, Sani Abacha looted from Nigeria.
On Friday, Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs of France, Catherine Colonna, told a news conference that France would return the loot to strengthen bilateral relations between the two countries.
“France will return to Nigeria assets stolen from the Nigerian people by Abacha and his family that have been frozen in France.
“We will start discussions with the Nigerian administration to allocate these 150 million dollars to development projects that will benefit the population, according to the priorities of the Nigerian government,” she said.
Check This Also: Forex Backlog: Foreign Airlines, Others Get $10bn From CBN
She explained that the commitment was in response to a request submitted by the Nigerian Ministry of Justice to the government of France.
Colonna added that to deepen bilateral relations between Nigeria and France, her country had reinforced partnership between the two countries over the last year and would want go further.
“I had the great honour of meeting President Bola Tinubu. Our discussion focused on the state of our bilateral partnership as well as on major regional and global crises.
“I thanked him for participating in the summit on a New Global Financing Pact that we hosted in Paris in June.
“More broadly, I acknowledged the irreplaceable role of Nigeria in global governance,” she said.
