
Late ex-millitary President General Sani Abacha,who stole 315 million pounds and kept it in the state of Jersey,will be returned to Nigerians very soon.The Ballif of Jersey Michael Birt,stated this at a dinner in honnour of Nigerian High Commissioner to the UK,Dalhatu Tafida,during a state visit to the biggest territory in the Channels Island.Mr Birt,who doubles as the Island's civic Head of state and ceremonial head,in the highest ranking official in the Jersey order of precedence.The island is famous for its transparent banking services,had previously repatriated in two tranches of 140 million pounds of the loot.The money was laundered on behalf of Mr.Abacha by Raj Bhojwani,an Indian businessman.Mr Bhojwani is currently serving an eight year sentence in a UK prison.Mr Birt said ''We have done a lot to clean up the image of the island as a safe haven for stolen wealth.What we have in place is a transparent and legal heaven where only legal funds can be deposited and accessed by investors''.In response,Mr Tafida commended Mr Birt for the island's transparent banking sector,and informed him of the Nigerian government's commitment to fighting corruption and strengthening it's anti-graft agencies.One more photo below.
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