All seems set for the
repatriation of over $200billion stashed away by some former governors,
ex-ministers and other public officers in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), The
Nation learnt yesterday.
Some mansions belonging to some
former Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs) and their cronies or fronts may also
be seized.
Under the searchlight for
stashing away cash or acquiring properties in the UAE are seven former
governors, six former ministers, a fleeing presidential aide implicated in the
$2.1billion arms deals, ex-military chiefs under probe, agents / fronts of some
of these public officers and five chieftains of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
A Federal Government team,
comprising the Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation, Mr.
Abubakar Malami, the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission(EFCC), Mr. Ibrahim Magu and crack detectives from the anti-graft
agency, yesterday started comparing collated intelligence notes on the PEPs
with their UAE counterparts.
The EFCC officials arrived in
Dubai on Saturday. The Minister left Abuja yesterday to join the
team.