An attempt by a yet to be identified former Nigerian governor to transfer $517million out of United Arab Emirates to Dominican Republic has been blocked by the authorities.

A report today said the former governor hit a brickwall because UAE money laundering laws are now strict.

Nigeria had signed a “Judicial Agreement on Extradition, Transfer of Sentenced Persons, Mutual Legal Assistance on Criminal Matters, and Mutual Legal Assistance on Criminal and Commercial Matters, which includes the recovery and repatriation of stolen wealth”, in the course of President Muhammadu Buhari’s visit last January.

In the spirit of the agreement, the Nigerian government has beamed a searchlight on banking vaults and properties where Nigerian officials had kept or invested their loot.

According to TheNation a Federal Government team, comprising the Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation, Mr. Abubakar Malami, the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC), Mr. Ibrahim Magu and crack detectives from the anti-graft agency, are in Dubai and have started comparing collated intelligence notes on the PEPs with their UAE counterparts.

The EFCC officials arrived in Dubai on Saturday, said the newspaper. The Minister left Abuja yesterday to join the team.
Seven former governors, six former ministers and a fleeing Presidential aide implicated in the $2.1billion arms deals, ex-military chiefs under probe, agents / fronts of some of these public officers and about five chieftains of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) have either stashed away funds in Dubai or acquired properties.

A top source, who spoke in confidence, said: “The Federal Government team has met with those from the UAE on intelligence sharing, the list of those on EFCC radar, the number of highly-placed Nigerians with fat accounts in UAE and those with choice properties in Marina (Dubai), Bur Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Doha.

”Some of the former governors include one from the South-South, two from Northcentral, two from the Northeast, one from the Northwest, and one from the Southwest.

“More than six ex-ministers and a former presidential aide, who is on the run over the $2.1billion arms deals, were said to have acquired choice mansions and malls in UAE. One of the former ministers, who was alleged to own two houses in Dubai, was said to have served as a front for a former First Lady.

subterfuge:
DONCES!!! DON'T YOU KNOW THAT IT IS GODSWILL AKPABIO
WHO IS RICHER THAN THE MAN
AMAECHI NO SEE AKPABIO BACK,WHEN IT COMES TO MONEY

ratiken:
Can we get the link to the UAE news source..... or is this part of APC's propaganda for today?

ckmayoca:
Fighting corruption and yet hiding the name of the so called ex gov.
If u can't publish the name, then it's a media stunt as usual.
You he is ex gov but u don't knw his name.

koboko69:


Keep quite. If they publish names now...u will say its media trial, if they don't publish its propaganda.....

What exactly do you goons want or is wailing just your hobby?

ckmayoca:


Bros I don't I know u in person or u knowing me. I see no reason for u ask me to shut up when am not even talking.
Mind how u talk to people abeg. If politics hurts u like one u lost his job pls don't bring the anger toward me. I posted my opinion so post urs and move forward.
I see nothing wrong in wanting to see the name.