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Fraud commission recovers US $3.2 million

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    Niger's commission on economic crime has recovered US $3.2 illion of public funds stolen by public officials, AFP said quoting the body's chairman.

    The official, Colonel Lawel Kore, said at news conference on Saturday that 800 people would appear before the commission. In June, at least two former ministers, who had served under the late Ibrahim Bare Mainassara, were jailed for economic crimes.

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