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• Alleged1 source

  West and East Africa General Trading Co. Ltd

  West and East Africa General Trading Co.

• Convicted1 source

  William Jefferson

  US Congressman from Louisiana, is alleged to have paid kickbacks to facilitate telecom venture with Abubakar; convicted 2009 in the US

• Arraigned16 sources

  Willie Maduaburochukwu Obiano

  Two-term Governor of Anambra State under the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), March 2014 to March 2022.

• Institution0 sources

  World Bank

  International financial institution overseeing monitoring agreements for Abacha-fund tranche disbursements (notably the 2017 $321M tranche and subsequent flows to National Social Safety Net Project).

• Context1 source

  Yakubu Bako

  TBD.

• Under investigation1 source

  Yakubu Gowon

  Military ruler 1966–1975; 10 of 12 state governors found guilty of corruption by 1975 Assets Investigation Panel

• Context22 sources

  Yemi Osinbajo

  Professor Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, GCON, is a Nigerian lawyer, law professor and former Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (29 May 2015 to 29 May 2023) under President Muhammadu Buhari.

• Institution1 source

  Yobe State Government

  Yobe State — one of the 36 constituent states of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, created in 1991.

• Alleged2 sources

  Yomi Arowosafe

  USPF Secretary named in SERAP's May 9, 2026 letter as party responsible for oversight and administration of fund; alleged involvement in ₦26.

• Alleged1 source

  Yusuf Ghazali

  Yusuf Ghazali is designated as a terrorist financier by the Nigeria Sanctions Committee (NIGSAC).

• Arraigned1 source

  Yusuf Ibrahim Gokaru and Muhammed Lele

  HEDA 2021 Compendium case #92 (p.

• Alleged2 sources

  Zainab (American citizen, surname redacted)

  American woman of Yemeni and Congolese-Ugandan heritage who met Minister Keyamo at UN event in New York on September 21, 2023.

• Scandal1 source

  Zamfara State 'baby on payroll' ghost-employee case

  Public-sector payroll-fraud case in Zamfara State surfaced circa 2011 in which a newborn baby was placed on the state government payroll and earned approximately $150 per month for over two years, col

• Institution1 source

  Zamfara State Government

  Zamfara State — one of the 36 constituent states of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, created in 1996.

• Convicted1 source

  Zana Zarama

  Zana Zarama was convicted in the Federal High Court Abuja division as one of four Boko Haram financiers sentenced under the Terrorism (Prevention) Act, in proceedings reported by the Federal Ministry