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Government welcomes freezing of Abacha accounts

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    The Nigerian government has welcomed Switzerland’s seizure of some US $645 million dollars from accounts linked to the former military ruler Sani Abacha, Reuters reported on Friday.

    Presidential spokesman Doyin Okupe said that official discussions were continuing with the Swiss government on how the money will be repatriated. Swiss federal police said some US $95 million in accounts linked to Abacha had been frozen in the past few days and US $550 million in late 1999, Reuters reported.

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