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muriel_volestrangler

(101,322 posts) Tue Jul 28, 2015, 04:29 PM Jul 2015

Former Nigerian minister 'stole $6bn of public money'

Source: BBC

A former government minister in Nigeria stole $6bn (£3.8bn) of public money, a state governor has alleged.

Adams Oshiomhole said US officials informed President Muhammadu Buhari of the alleged theft during his visit to Washington last month.
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Mr Oshiomhole, who accompanied Mr Buhari to Washington, did not name the minister who allegedly stole the money.

During his visit to the US, Mr Buhari said he had asked the US to help recover $150bn "stolen in the past decade and held in foreign bank accounts".

Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-33689115

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Former Nigerian minister 'stole $6bn of public money' (Original Post) muriel_volestrangler Jul 2015 OP

Oh nerf! Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jul 2015 #1

I'm shocked that there is corruption in Nigeria nt HFRN Jul 2015 #2

Took one out of GWB's playbook. ffr Jul 2015 #3

You DU'ers STOP Insulting Me! bucolic_frolic Jul 2015 #4

"asked the US to help recover $150bn "stolen in the past decade and held in foreign bank accounts" geek tragedy Jul 2015 #5

I just got an email about that C_U_L8R Jul 2015 #6

Damnit beat me to it dembotoz Jul 2015 #7

I was thinking of emailing him with my bank account info matt819 Jul 2015 #8

I hope they recover the money... SeattleVet Jul 2015 #9

Erich Bloodaxe BSN

(14,733 posts)

1. Oh nerf!

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Original post)

Tue Jul 28, 2015, 04:31 PM

Jul 2015

I just deleted all of those emails he sent me to help him move money out of the country.

Snap.

HFRN

(1,469 posts)

2. I'm shocked that there is corruption in Nigeria nt

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Original post)

Tue Jul 28, 2015, 04:37 PM

Jul 2015

ffr

(22,671 posts)

3. Took one out of GWB's playbook.

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Original post)

Tue Jul 28, 2015, 04:45 PM

Jul 2015

Turning a federal surplus expected to payoff the entire nation debt by 2009, into a $10.6T deficit.

How'd he manage to spend $10.6T in eight years...and get away with it?

bucolic_frolic

(43,202 posts)

4. You DU'ers STOP Insulting Me!

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Original post)

Tue Jul 28, 2015, 04:46 PM

Jul 2015

I took his course at the 3rd Annual Nigerian Email Conference

Send more emails, make more moneys!!

http://j-walk.com/other/conf/

It was the best $995 I ever spent!

The events are summarized here:

http://j-walk.com/other/conf/summary.htm

geek tragedy

(68,868 posts)

5. "asked the US to help recover $150bn "stolen in the past decade and held in foreign bank accounts"

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Original post)

Tue Jul 28, 2015, 04:50 PM

Jul 2015

He also added that if the US were to wire him $100,000 in advance to cover transaction costs along with the US's bank account and routing numbers, he would be happy to deposit a substantial percentage of the value of this money as a reward for the US's assistance in helping him re-acquire this money.