The Accountant General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris, has revealed that the £4.2m loot by a former Governor of Delta State, James Ibori, has been returned to the state.
Idris made this known in Abuja on Tuesday when he appeared before the House of Representatives’ Ad hoc Committee on Assessment and Status of All Recovered Loots Movable and Immovable Assets from 2002 to 2020 by Agencies of the Federal Government of Nigeria for Effective Efficient Management and Utilisation.
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The Accountant-General stated that such funds looted from the treasury of a state are always returned to the state.
He added that states can sue the Federal Government to recover such funds.
via: Information Nigeria
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