The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, has ordered the current administration of Bola Ahmed Tinubu to provide SERAP with the full spending details of recovered Abacha loot within 7 days of delivering judgement.
The court order also request that details of specific roles played by the World Bank and other partners in the execution of any projects funded with Abacha loot under the governments of former presidents Obasanjo, Yar’adua, Jonathan and Buhari.”
The judgment was delivered last week by Justice James Kolawole Omotosho following a Freedom of Information suit brought by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP).
In his judgment, Justice Omotosho held that the application by SERAP is meritorious, and the Federal Government through the Ministry of Finance is hereby ordered to furnish SERAP with the full spending details of about $5bn Abacha loot within 7 days of this judgment.
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