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Nigeria, US sign deal to return $52.88 million in assets forfeited by ex-official

By Thomson Reuters Jan 10, 2025 | 5:41 AM

ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigeria and the United States have signed an agreement to repatriate about $52.88 million in assets forfeited by a former Nigerian oil minister and associates, Nigeria’s Justice Minister Lateef Fagbemi said in a statement on Friday.

(Reporting by Camillus Eboh; Writing by Elisha Bala-Gbogbo)