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LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Fifty-five people, including former governors, Cabinet ministers and government workers, stole $9 billion dollars from Nigeria's treasury, the information minister said Monday.
Lai Mohammed made the allegations as he kicked off a "national sensitization campaign," appealing to Nigerians to join the fight against corruption that is crippling what should be a rich nation with Africa's biggest economy, population and oil production.
The looted 1.35 trillion Nigerian naira could have built 36 hospitals or educated 4,000 children through university, Mohammed said. He said it was stolen between 2006 and 2013, when the naira stood at about 150 to the dollar, half today's value. Mohammed did not identify the 55 accused but said bankers and businessmen are among them.
The funds include $2.1 billion meant to buy weapons to fight Boko Haram's 6-year-old Islamic uprising that has killed some 20,000 people but instead was diverted to the election campaign of former President Goodluck Jonathan and his party, Mohammed said. Jonathan lost March 2014 elections to former military dictator Muhammadu Buhari, who promised to halt corruption and the insurgency.
Buhari said Monday that a multinational force has driven Boko Haram into "fall-back positions" and uprooted them from all territory they held.
Mohammed denied that the war against corruption was a vendetta against the opposition. He said, "If we don't ? corruption, corruption will ? Nigeria."
Nigeria's judiciary is critical to the fight, he said. Three different courts have granted bail to Jonathan's former national security adviser, ? Dasuki, who is accused of being instrumental in the theft of the $2.1 billion and has said he diverted the money on Jonathan's orders. Buhari has said he will not allow Dasuki out of detention.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/nigeria-minister-alleges-9-billion-184803747.html
Lai Mohammed made the allegations as he kicked off a "national sensitization campaign," appealing to Nigerians to join the fight against corruption that is crippling what should be a rich nation with Africa's biggest economy, population and oil production.
The looted 1.35 trillion Nigerian naira could have built 36 hospitals or educated 4,000 children through university, Mohammed said. He said it was stolen between 2006 and 2013, when the naira stood at about 150 to the dollar, half today's value. Mohammed did not identify the 55 accused but said bankers and businessmen are among them.
The funds include $2.1 billion meant to buy weapons to fight Boko Haram's 6-year-old Islamic uprising that has killed some 20,000 people but instead was diverted to the election campaign of former President Goodluck Jonathan and his party, Mohammed said. Jonathan lost March 2014 elections to former military dictator Muhammadu Buhari, who promised to halt corruption and the insurgency.
Buhari said Monday that a multinational force has driven Boko Haram into "fall-back positions" and uprooted them from all territory they held.
Mohammed denied that the war against corruption was a vendetta against the opposition. He said, "If we don't ? corruption, corruption will ? Nigeria."
Nigeria's judiciary is critical to the fight, he said. Three different courts have granted bail to Jonathan's former national security adviser, ? Dasuki, who is accused of being instrumental in the theft of the $2.1 billion and has said he diverted the money on Jonathan's orders. Buhari has said he will not allow Dasuki out of detention.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/nigeria-minister-alleges-9-billion-184803747.html
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Etherrrrrr 9 billion how do u even get away with that
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This was in the economist months ago
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dalyricalbandit wrote: »Etherrrrrr 9 billion how do u even get away with that
That's like $50 in real money -
It's not missing it's in London
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JokerBadAzz wrote: »dalyricalbandit wrote: »Etherrrrrr 9 billion how do u even get away with that
That's like $50 in real money
No They stole $9 billion dollars which equal 1.35 trillion Nigerian naira. -
JokerBadAzz wrote: »dalyricalbandit wrote: »Etherrrrrr 9 billion how do u even get away with that
That's like $50 in real money
No They stole $9 billion dollars which equal 1.35 trillion Nigerian naira.
No, that's about 47 Million American. Thats a huge difference. -
dalyricalbandit wrote: »Etherrrrrr 9 billion how do u even get away with that
Be Nigerian -
JokerBadAzz wrote: »dalyricalbandit wrote: »Etherrrrrr 9 billion how do u even get away with that
That's like $50 in real moneyJokerBadAzz wrote: »dalyricalbandit wrote: »Etherrrrrr 9 billion how do u even get away with that
That's like $50 in real money
No They stole $9 billion dollars which equal 1.35 trillion Nigerian naira.JokerBadAzz wrote: »JokerBadAzz wrote: »dalyricalbandit wrote: »Etherrrrrr 9 billion how do u even get away with that
That's like $50 in real money
No They stole $9 billion dollars which equal 1.35 trillion Nigerian naira.
No, that's about 47 Million American. Thats a huge difference.
Can we agree its alot of money? -
smh @S2J ducking this thread. this ? want state side ? , to send money to Africa... gtfoh. Them ? ass Nigerians know who took that money as well.
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They should get the death penalty when caught to be carried out immediately after the trial. There assets and the assets of their family members should be turned over to the state.
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Nigerians are natural sleezy thieves
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JokerBadAzz wrote: »JokerBadAzz wrote: »dalyricalbandit wrote: »Etherrrrrr 9 billion how do u even get away with that
That's like $50 in real money
No They stole $9 billion dollars which equal 1.35 trillion Nigerian naira.
No, that's about 47 Million American. Thats a huge difference.
No, it's about $9 billion. -
A Talented One wrote: »JokerBadAzz wrote: »JokerBadAzz wrote: »dalyricalbandit wrote: »Etherrrrrr 9 billion how do u even get away with that
That's like $50 in real money
No They stole $9 billion dollars which equal 1.35 trillion Nigerian naira.
No, that's about 47 Million American. Thats a huge difference.
No, it's about $9 billion.
That's worth about 47 Million in dollars. That's not a great exchange rate -
Lmao yo, my bad. That $9 billion was the amount in American money. That's on me y'all lol.
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This is the epitome of Black on Black crime.
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Anything and everything has been done to the African. When will this change?
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How much that big ass white Jesus statue they had erected cost them???
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JokerBadAzz wrote: »Lmao yo, my bad. That $9 billion was the amount in American money. That's on me y'all lol.
Lmfao I thought you were trolling the whole time.
Quite obvious it was American dollars -
How much that big ass white Jesus statue they had erected cost them???
Exactly, not the biggest issue at hand but a major part of the problem. -
JokerBadAzz wrote: »dalyricalbandit wrote: »Etherrrrrr 9 billion how do u even get away with that
That's like $50 in real money
Take a siesta on this one -
JokerBadAzz wrote: »JokerBadAzz wrote: »dalyricalbandit wrote: »Etherrrrrr 9 billion how do u even get away with that
That's like $50 in real money
No They stole $9 billion dollars which equal 1.35 trillion Nigerian naira.
No, that's about 47 Million American. Thats a huge difference.
Did you read the article? -
1.35 trillion Nigerian Naira does not equal 9 billion dollars. That math is way off.
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Whatever it is, it proved that Africa has way too many corruption issues to be saved by outside forces. i'm all for donating to help the people who truly need it, but if I can't deliver the goods to them personally, I severely doubt it'll ever made it.....and that's a ? shame.
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MrSoutCity wrote: »JokerBadAzz wrote: »JokerBadAzz wrote: »dalyricalbandit wrote: »Etherrrrrr 9 billion how do u even get away with that
That's like $50 in real money
No They stole $9 billion dollars which equal 1.35 trillion Nigerian naira.
No, that's about 47 Million American. Thats a huge difference.
Did you read the article?
Lol no -
This thievery is running rampant in more parts than just the continent it runs in our communities as well. How does a Pastor get a 65 million dollar Jet and for what purpose? There are religious leaders all over the world. We all I have some cleaning in our backyard, but we ain't doing it because it appears to be hating. That 65 million dollars could have built a new school for the children in Flint, Michigan and other schools that are deteriorating.