The government of Jersey Island has laid out its conditions before the $300m stashed within its territory by the late military dictator, Gen. Sani Abacha, will be released.
According to the Minister and Attorney-General of Jersey Island, Robert MacRae (QC), the money will only be released to the Nigerian Government directly, not through any third party.
He disclosed this on Tuesday during the ongoing 7th Session of Conference of State Parties to the United Nations Convention Against Corruption, holding in Vienna, Austria.
MacRae spoke at a side meeting with the Nigeria delegation led by the acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Magu, according to a statement on Tuesday
The Jersey Attorney-General stated that with the negotiations holding between Jersey, Nigeria and the United States in respect of repatriation of the $300m loot, the process “must be government to government cooperation”.
The EFCC was accompanied to the meeting by four members of the Nigeria delegation.
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