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Looted Funds: Sani Abacha’s Family Suffers Massive Setback In Legal Battle With FG

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The hope of the family of late military Head of State, General Sani Abacha, accessing looted funds stashed away by the dictator in foreign banks has been dashed.

Recall that Abacha was reported to have looted and stashed funds in several foreign banks before his death on June 8, 1998.

A court gave its verdict on the issue on Friday, January 22, ruling that the case filed by Ali Abacha, the younger brother of the late head of state, lacked merit.

A five-man panel of the court, in a unanimous judgment, declared that Ali Abacha’s suit was statute barred as at when it was commenced in April 2004 at the Federal High Court in Kaduna.

The court ruled that the case was not different from that of a son of the ex-dictator, Abba Mohammed Sani, which was earlier dismissed by the apex court on February 7, 2020.

The lead judgment was prepared by Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, but read by Justice Ejembi Eko. Justice Ejembi Eko stated that: “It is pertinent to state at this juncture that a case with the same facts and issues was decided recently by this court in SC. 68/2010 Alhaji Abba Mohammed Sani Vs the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the Attorney-General of the Federation.

“Although the appellants are different, the facts and issues in contention are the same. Both had their bank accounts in Switzerland and other countries frozen as result of the authorisation given to the Swiss law firm by the respondents.

“In conclusion, I find this appeal to be devoid of merit. It is hereby dismissed.”

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