The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Office of The Attorney-General of the Federation(AGF), and Minister of Justice, National Security Adviser (NSA) have all been at logger heads over how much was recovered, how much was spent and the whereabouts of the looted money. According to the mirror magazine, EFCC disclosed their report in an affidavit, Although the NSA and offices of the AGF have disowned this affidavit.
EFCC has also passed the buck to a non-Governmental organization, Legal Defence and Assistance Project (LEDAP) invoked the provision of the FOI act to require the said information over the affidavit.
It is evident that we have a long way to go in quelling the grief of greed even among high offices of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
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Confusion
emerged at the weekend over how much had so far been recovered from the
money looted from the nation’s treasury by former Head of State, the
late Gen. Sani Abacha, its whereabouts or how the recovered funds were
spent.
According to National Mirror, agencies of the Federal Government, who played one role or the other in the recovery and custody of the loot, are currently passing bucks over the loot.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), had claimed that the Offices of the Attorney- General of the Federation (AGF), and Minister of Justice and the National Security Adviser (NSA), know how much had been recovered and the money’s whereabouts.
According to National Mirror, EFCC disclosed this in an affidavit.
Strangely though, Offices of the AGF and NSA have disowned EFCC’s affidavit.
They told a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja that they did not know how much of Abacha loot was recovered or had been spent. The EFCC itself had passed the buck when a non-governmental organisation, Legal Defence and Assistance Project (LEDAP), invoked provisions of the Freedom of Information (FoI) Act to demand information on how much had so far been recovered from the loot and its whereabouts.
The anti-graft agency said it had no such information and directed the organisation to the AGF and NSA.
The development made LEDAP to join both NSA and AGF to the suit.
LEDAP had in 2011 instituted the suit with EFCC as sole defendant after the commission refused its request for information.
- See more at: http://nigeriacommunicationsweek.com.ng/other-business/efcc-nsa-others-fight-over-abacha-s-loot?utm_source=Verified+List&utm_campaign=2c3ac8e2b2-June_156_15_2015&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_a560bb15f8-2c3ac8e2b2-48401225#sthash.GSBtQ2xL.dpuf
According to National Mirror, agencies of the Federal Government, who played one role or the other in the recovery and custody of the loot, are currently passing bucks over the loot.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), had claimed that the Offices of the Attorney- General of the Federation (AGF), and Minister of Justice and the National Security Adviser (NSA), know how much had been recovered and the money’s whereabouts.
According to National Mirror, EFCC disclosed this in an affidavit.
Strangely though, Offices of the AGF and NSA have disowned EFCC’s affidavit.
They told a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja that they did not know how much of Abacha loot was recovered or had been spent. The EFCC itself had passed the buck when a non-governmental organisation, Legal Defence and Assistance Project (LEDAP), invoked provisions of the Freedom of Information (FoI) Act to demand information on how much had so far been recovered from the loot and its whereabouts.
The anti-graft agency said it had no such information and directed the organisation to the AGF and NSA.
The development made LEDAP to join both NSA and AGF to the suit.
LEDAP had in 2011 instituted the suit with EFCC as sole defendant after the commission refused its request for information.
- See more at: http://nigeriacommunicationsweek.com.ng/other-business/efcc-nsa-others-fight-over-abacha-s-loot?utm_source=Verified+List&utm_campaign=2c3ac8e2b2-June_156_15_2015&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_a560bb15f8-2c3ac8e2b2-48401225#sthash.GSBtQ2xL.dpuf
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