SEVEN EX-GOV’S, OTHERS TO LOSE LOOT KEPT IN DUBAI

-          All seems set for the repatriation of over $200billion stashed away by some former gov’s, ex-ministers and other public officers in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), The Nation learnt yesterday.

-          Some mansions belonging to some former Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs) and their cronies or fronts may also be seized, a source said.

-          Under the searchlight for stashing away cash or acquiring properties in the UAE are seven former gov’s, six former ministers, a fleeing presidential aide implicated in the $2.1b arms deals, ex-military chiefs under probe, agents/front of some of these public officers and five chieftains of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

-          A Federal Govt. team, comprising the Minister of Justice and Attorney- General of the Federation, Mr. Abubakar Malami, the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Ibrahim Magu and crack detectives from the ant-graft agency, yesterday started comparing collated intelligence notes on the PEPs with their UAE counterparts.

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