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Convicted

Tafa Balogun

Inspector General of Police, is alleged to have accumulated ~$150M from police budget diversions and bribes; convicted November 2005 with 6-month sentence

Sources

SOURCE-01CGDev — Nuhu Ribadu, "Show me the money: Leveraging anti-money laundering tools to fight corruption in Nigeria" (Working Paper, 2010) — p.42–43
CGDev — Nuhu Ribadu, "Show me the money: Leveraging anti-money laundering tools to fight corruption in Nigeria" (Working Paper, 2010) — p.42–43www.cgdev.org/sites/default/files/1424712_file_Ribadu_web_FINAL.pdf
SOURCE-02Okekeocha (2013) - Kennesaw State ETD, p.22, citing Omotoye 2011
Okekeocha (2013) - Kennesaw State ETD, p.22, citing Omotoye 2011digitalcommons.kennesaw.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1568&context=etd
SOURCE-03Human Rights Watch (2011) — 'Corruption on Trial?' peer-reviewed report
Human Rights Watch (2011) — 'Corruption on Trial?' peer-reviewed reportwww.hrw.org/
SOURCE-04Premium Times Nigeria (2022) — Balogun obituary
Premium Times Nigeria (2022) — Balogun obituarywww.premiumtimesng.com/
SOURCE-05TheCable.ng (2022) — Balogun obituary
TheCable.ng (2022) — Balogun obituarywww.thecable.ng/
SOURCE-06Businessday.ng (2018) — Bond Bank MD testimony
Businessday.ng (2018) — Bond Bank MD testimonybusinessday.ng/
SOURCE-07ICIR (2019) / C4ADS — Dubai property discovery
ICIR (2019) / C4ADS — Dubai property discoverywww.icirnigeria.org/
SOURCE-08AllAfrica (2005) — original trial coverage
AllAfrica (2005) — original trial coverageallafrica.com/
SOURCE-09NeusRoom (2022) — asset recovery details
NeusRoom (2022) — asset recovery detailsneusroom.com/

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