Catherine Colonna, France’s Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, who spoke to journalists in Abuja during her one-day visit to Nigeria, said in response to the request submitted by the Nigerian Ministry of Justice, and in agreement with the US Administration, France has agreed to return the stolen money in the form of grants for developmental projects.
“I also informed President Tinubu that France will return to Nigeria the assets stolen from the Nigerian people by General Sani Abacha and his family, which have been frozen in France since 2021,” she said.
