BEVERLY HILLS, November 08, (THEWILL) – The Government of Jersey Island has declared that about $300million Abacha loot would not be released to Nigeria if a third party representation is brought into the picture.
This was disclosed in Tuesday by the Attorney General of Jersey Island, Robert J. MacRae, during the on-going 7th Session of Conference of State Parties to the United Nations Convention Against Corruption in Vienna, Austria.
According to a statement by Head of Media and Publicity of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Wilson Uwujaren, MacRae spoke at a side meeting with the Nigeria delegation led by acting EFCC Chairman Ibrahim Magu.
“The Jersey Attorney General expressly stated that negotiations in respect of repatriation of the USD300 million being part of the Abacha involving Jersy, Nigeria and the United States, ‘must be government to government cooperation’,” the statement revealed.
“The EFCC was accompanied to the meeting by four members of the Nigerian delegation.”
