The United States of America (USA) government has returned to Nigeria $52.88 million in recovered assets linked to former Nigerian Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, and her associates.
The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, and the US Ambassador to Nigeria, Richard Mills Jr., signed an Asset Return Agreement between the two countries in Abuja on Friday.
Mr Fagbemi said the execution of the agreement “concretises the repatriation of approximately USD 52.88 million,” which, according to him, arose “from the forfeiture of the Galactica assets” linked to Mrs Alison-Madueke.
