Swiss Authorities Will Unfreeze and Repatriate to Nigerian Most of Abacha Funds

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Friday, October 1, 2004

Author:

Bruce Zagaris

Volume:

20

Issue:

10

Abstract:

On August 18, 2004, the Swiss Federal Office of Justice announced it would unfreeze most of the $500 million funds deposited in Switzerland by Sani Abacha, the former military leader, and return them to the Nigerian government.