EXCLUSIVE: The men who helped Abacha launder $23 million recently recovered by UK govt

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PREMIUM TIMES then used the exclusive disclosure, leaked financial records such as Pandora Papers, and the USDOJ court documents to establish the governor's control of Mecosta.

was forfeited by Mohammed Abacha and an offshore company Mecosta Securities Inc., the British agency has told PREMIUM TIMES.

However, the NCA in its statement did not disclose the specific individuals or entities from whom the stolen funds had been recovered.REMIUM TIMES contacted the agency with a request for specific and undisclosed information. The court documents specifically said that a sum of $21.7 million targeted for forfeiture was held in Mecosta’s account at Standard Bank London controlled by Mr Bagudu.

Apart from the Standard Bank, Mr Bagudu was the authorised signatory on the accounts of Mecosta at other banks such as ANZ, London; Credit Agricole Indosuez London; Goldman Sachs, Zurich, and Banque Baring Brothers in Geneva, according to the U.S. court documents obtained. According to American investigators, they used false security claims to steal at least $2 billion dollars, which “was transported out of Nigeria and deposited into accounts controlled by General Abacha’s associates, including Mohammed Abacha and Bagudu.”

 

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Y'all should put his Bagudu picture on the publication not Abacha, abi una followed in giving him Bagudu immunity also?

Is this his picture

Nigerians, prepare yourselves to entertain your eyes & brains when one day you will have to read of the plunder of over $20bn in Zimbabwe in less than 4 years by the current coup president Emmerson Mnangagwa. He first stole $1.5bn on 25/12/2017, on Xmas Day guys!!!!!

Make them give ASUU the money they will never do that but the money na for sharing 😂

Man of honour

Another story again!!!!!! 😫😫😫😫😫😫I just tire for this country called Nigeria ☹️🚶🏽‍♂️

Mr integrity.

Bagudu the Bagman, Bagudu the Badman.

Again 🤨

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