Court Refuses Ex-Army Chief, Jeremiah Useni Access To £2million Stolen During Late Dictator, Abacha, Other Regimes
A Royal Court in Jersey has refused an application by Jeremiah Useni, a retired lieutenant-general of the Nigerian Army to gain access to £2million funds held in seized bank accounts in the country. In May, the court had also ordered the forfeiture of the funds. Useni was said to have transferred the money into the Standard Chartered Bank accounts in Jersey between the 1980s and 1990s, when he was in Nigeria’s military service. The accounts — in US dollars, euros and sterling — were repor...
Source: saharareporters.com