Senator Babafemi Ojudu, a former special adviser on political matters to ex-Nigerian leader, Muhammadu Buhari, has revealed how President Bola Ahmed Tinubu cleverly recorded evidence of corruption during Nigeriaâs military rule in the 1990s.
Ojudu shared the account during an interview with Edmund Obilo while discussing his book, Adventures of A Guerrilla Journalist.
As reported by BusinessDay, the story involves Sani Abacha, who ruled Nigeria from 1993 to 1998, reportedly stole $5 billion and hid it in international banks in countries like the United States, Switzerland, and the UK.
However, the Nigerian government is still working to recover the money.
According to Babafemi Ojudu, Tinubu secretly recorded evidence of corruption during Nigeriaâs military rule under Sani Abacha in the 1990s, while living in exile in the United Kingdom.
Tinubu strategically used a hidden tape recorder during a meeting with a Jewish lawyer to document Abachaâs financial crimes, which involved stealing billions of dollars and hiding them in banks around the world.
Despite Tinubuâs warning, Ojudu went on to publish the information he obtained from the tape, which he claimed led to a controversy in the polity and a major shake-up in Abachaâs regime.
Ojudu went ahead and published the story, which he says âshook Abachaâ and also put his life at risk as against Tinubu’s will.
Ojudu explained:
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Meanwhile, TimesNow.com.ng earlier reported that Governor Uba Sani reversed the revocation of two Kaduna properties seized from Gen. Sani Abacha’s family in 2022 under Nasir El-Rufaiâs administration.
The Abacha family, through their lawyer Reuben Atabo (SAN), welcomed the decision, calling it a gesture of fairness and justice after a period of embarrassment.
The properties were reinstated through KADGIS, with conditions requiring the family to settle all outstanding fees before finalizing ownership.
Source: TimesNow.com.ng
