Abubakar Malami, minister of justice and attorney-general of
the federation (AGF), has tackled those who “wanted to frustrate” the
repatriation of $311 million looted by Sani Abacha, the late dictator.
Malami, in a statement on Wednesday, said such persons
should “bury their heads in shame” over the successful repatriation.
On Monday, the federal government received the funds from
the United States and the Bailiwick of Jersey.
The litigation process for the recovery of the loot, which
is part of the $5 billion allegedly stolen by Abacha, commenced in 2014.
Malami also took a jab at those who criticised his use of
“Abacha assets” to describe the stolen funds.
“The point needs to be made that when the seal of legitimacy
was appended to the funds by way of repatriation it became an asset in favour
of the Federal Government as a beneficial owner of same,” he said.
“Beyond the issues of verbal dexterity and vocal acrobatics,
Nigerians should focus more on the effective utilisation of the recovered funds
in accordance with the content of the signed tripartite agreement in the
interest of Nigerians.”
“It is palpable that news about successful return of the
looted assets have brought nightmares to nay-sayers and pessimists who wanted
to frustrate the repatriation process through a campaign of calumny.
“They resorted to rhetoric instead of burying their heads in
shame.”
He described the repatriation as a pointer to the “level of
confidence, trust and respect the international community accorded the
Buhari-led Federal Government”.
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