$23m Abacha Loot: SERAP Writes Buhari, Seeks ‘Copy Of Settlement With US’

As the USA authorities plans to return the over $23 million looted by the late dictator Sani Abacha, the Socio-Financial Rights and Accountability Mission (SERAP) has demanded a replica of the settlement.

Final Tuesday, Nigeria and the USA reached an settlement on the return of over $23 million of the Abacha loot.

5 days after, the rights group wrote a letter to President Muhammadu Buhari, asking him to “direct the Legal professional-Basic of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN) to offer our group with a replica of the settlement the Federal Authorities lately signed with the USA for the repatriation of $23 million stolen by late Basic Sani Abacha.”

Within the letter dated August 27 and signed by SERAP deputy director Kolawole Oluwadare, the group mentioned its demand is predicated on the provisions of the Freedom of Data Act, the 1999 Structure in addition to some worldwide obligations Nigeria is supposed to comply with.

“By the mixed studying of the Nigerian Structure 1999 [as amended], the Freedom of Data Act, and the nation’s worldwide obligations, there are transparency obligations imposed in your authorities to extensively publish the settlement on the $23 million Abacha loot,” the letter learn partly.

“The Nigerian Structure, Freedom of Data Act, and the nation’s anti-corruption and human rights obligations relaxation on the precept that residents ought to have entry to data concerning their authorities’ actions.”