Posted on: 01:37 Sun, 24 Jan 2016



Nigerian officials in UAE have been asked to
declare assets following the President Buhari’s
agreement with His Highness Shaikh
Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince
of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander
of the UAE Armed Forces on recovery of stolen
funds in the country.

Nigeria has sought a declaration of assets from
its UAE-based officials, according to a report.

It was reported widely during the week that
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has
given the Nigerian embassy in the UAE until
March 31 to compile a list of all current and
former officials with assets in the country.

In a Sahara Reporters story published on
January 22, the website claims to have been
given a list of prominent Nigerians with assets in
the UAE. Among the names included were that
of former First Lady Patience Jonathan, former
comptroller-general of customs Abdullahi Dikko,
former petroleum minister Diezani Alison-
Madueke, and former attorney-general and
minister for justice Mohammed Bello Adoke.

The news comes less than a week after, to
discuss ways in which to strengthen bilateral
relations.

On the same day, UAE Minister of Justice
Sultan bin Saeed Al Badi and his Nigerian
counterpart Abubakar Malami signed four
agreements, including an agreement on mutual
legal assistance in criminal affairs and
agreement on the extradition of criminal
fugitives.