“There is a wide gap between the $1b President Buhari claimed Abacha had stolen and the $5b earlier admitted by the same government. Buhari’s views were published in last week’s edition of Newsweek magazine. The group said President Buhari appears to consistently tilt towards offering a blanket of protection for Abacha. It added that some $300 were returned from the United States recently while reminding the Buhari on the controversial missing $500m of Abacha’s loot. “With all these records and many more, it is astonishing how President Buhari can be telling the whole world that Abachastole a fifth of what he actually looted.

Source: The Guardian June 02, 2020 16:24 UTC