British High Commissioner
to Nigeria, Paul Arkwright, revealed that the UK government had returned the
sum of £70million recovered from a Nigerian that was convicted of fraud in an
Italian court.
Arkwright has made this
known in a chat with journalists in Abuja on Monday.
“A portion of the fund has
been in the UK and that was the portion that was returned recently from the UK
to Nigeria.
“So, it’s in that context
that the 70 million (pounds) was returned.
“The British government has
no intention of keeping one kobo of Nigerian funds in the UK.
“It all must come back to
Nigeria.
“Just as in Nigeria, the UK
feels that the judicial process is important, and we have to go through those
processes before the money can be returned.”
He also confirmed that
British Prime Minister Theresa May will visit Nigeria on Wednesday as part of
her visit to Africa.
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