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flag Jersey returns $9.5M to Nigeria tied to Abacha-era corruption, to fund Abuja-Kano highway.

flag Jersey has returned $9.5 million in assets to Nigeria, linked to a corruption scheme involving third-party contractors diverting public funds for senior officials. flag The funds, held in a Jersey bank account, were forfeited following a 2024 Royal Court ruling and transferred under a December 2025 Memorandum of Understanding. flag This recovery adds to over $300 million previously returned from Abacha-era looting. flag The money will fund the final phase of the Abuja-Kano highway, a key infrastructure project. flag Officials from both nations praised the cooperation and civil forfeiture laws as effective tools in combating global corruption and returning illicit wealth to its rightful owners.

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