Abacha looted funds to protect money from ‘thieves’ – Tuface Idibia

<p>Nigerian music legend, Tuface Idibia has queried the Federal Government over the recovered loot of former military ruler, Sani Abacha.</p>, <p>DAILY POST recalls that the Federal Government on April 4, 2020, recovered over $311 million of the alleged stolen funds by Abacha from the United States and Jersey.</p>, <p>In December 2017, Switzerland also repatriated $322 million in Abacha loot to the country as part of an agreement between the two countries in 2004 during Olusegun Obasanjo’s regime.</p>, <p>Also, on August 14 2020, the Republic of Ireland agreed to return about N2,514,651,800 (€5.5 million) stolen by Sani Abacha to Nigeria.</p>, <p>Tuface in an Instagram post opined that Abacha may have looted the funds to protect the money from ‘thieves’ in Nigeria rather.</p>, <p>He said this as he wondered what has become of the recovered loot.</p>, <p>The entertainer stressed that if Abacha had the genuine intent of stealing funds, it would have been almost impossible for anyone to recover the stolen funds.</p>, <p>Tuface wrote, “If to say Abacha actually thief this money we for no fit recover am, abi na only me they think this thing.</p>, <p>“My guy, that your eye go sharp! I think he (Abacha) tried to keep it away from this thieving hands(my personal opinion) if not please tell me what has become of the recovered funds? Alooter continua abi.”</p>, <p>He also used the opportunity to admonish Nigerians to wake up, stressing that no one would rescue us from the hands of shameless Nigerian leaders.</p>, <p>“Oh shameless Nigerian and African leaders!! I definitely know that you guys will still ignore and pretend you are not aware of things.</p>, <p>” We, the “shameless citizens of Africa” should also wake up nobody is coming to rescue us,” Tuface wrote.</p>