President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday in Abuja said that his
administration had intensified efforts to recover looted Nigerian funds.
The President, who announced this at an audience with visiting United
States congressmen, said government had taken steps further by
identifying banks, financial institutions and countries in which
payments for stolen Nigerian crude oil were deposited.
President Buhari acknowledged the support and cooperation his
administration was getting from the international community in gathering
required intelligence for tracing and recovering stolen national
resources.
“We are getting cooperation from the international community,
including information on ships that take crude oil from Nigeria and
change direction, or offload their contents into other ships mid-stream.
“Some monies were paid to individual accounts. We are identifying the financial institutions and countries that are involved.
“I have been assured that when we get all our documents together, the
United States and other countries will treat our case with sympathy,’’
the president told the congressmen, led by Rep. Darrel Issa.
According to him, his administration will welcome more regular meetings of the Nigeria-United States Bi-National Commission.
He noted that the commission could serve as a more useful platform
for the promotion of bilateral trade and economic relations as well as
joint cooperation in the war against terrorism.
Rep. Darrel had earlier assured President Buhari that the United
States would support Nigeria against Boko Haram by providing training,
intelligence and military platforms.
“We look forward to helping you in many ways to end the Boko Haram
insurgency and the theft of crude oil in the Gulf of Guinea,’’ he said.
NAN
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