FLASHBACK: In 2016, Malami hired two lawyers for $17m to recover Abacha loot despite near-completed repatriation
[NigerianEye - Nigeria] - 1er/12/2025
In 2016, Abubakar Malami, former attorney-general of the federation (AGF), hired the services of two Nigerian lawyers — Oladipo Okpeseyi and Temitope Isaac Adebayo — for the repatriation of $321 million stolen by Sani Abacha, the former military head of state. Malami engaged the two lawyers barely one year after he assumed office to act on his behalf in a suspicious move as the country incurred additional four percent of repatriated funds from commission and professional fees. The repatriation of the stolen funds started before the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari in (…)
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