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• Alleged202118 sources

  Ali Modu Sheriff

  Senator Ali Modu Sheriff served as Governor of Borno State from May 2003 to May 2011 under the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP), and has since traversed a turbulent multi-party trajectory through the

• Convicted202145 sources

  Chief James Onanefe Ibori

  Chief James Onanefe Ibori, who governed Delta State from 29 May 1999 to 29 May 2007, sits at the centre of what UK prosecutors have publicly described as the most significant overseas-corruption prose

• Plea bargain20211 source

  Joseph Arsan

  Physician and personal assistant to Gilbert Chagoury; co-respondent in the 2019-2021 US DOJ DPA on the conduit-contribution scheme; paid $1.

• Alleged20212 sources

  Pagoda Fortunes Limited

  7th defendant in N29 billion Adamawa fraud case.

• Plea bargain20211 source

  Ray LaHood

  Former US Secretary of Transportation (Obama administration); received $50K from Chagoury via Baaklini; paid $40K fine after misleading FBI statements.

• Plea bargain20211 source

  Toufic Joseph Baaklini

  Virginia-based businessman; intermediary in the 2019-2021 US DOJ DPA conduit-contribution scheme; paid $90K fine.

• Alleged20211 source

  Vote Now '96

  US voter-registration group that received $460K from Chagoury in 1996; documented in OpenSecrets coverage of Chagoury's longstanding US political-influence activities.

• Arraigned20212 sources

  Zulkifikk Abba

  3rd defendant in EFCC N29 billion fraud case against Murtala Nyako.

• Under investigation202036 sources

  Akinwunmi Ambode

  Akinwunmi Ambode served as Governor of Lagos State from 29 May 2015 to 29 May 2019 on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

• Alleged201925 sources

  Olusegun Obasanjo

  Olusegun Obasanjo is one of the most consequential and most controversial figures in Nigerian political history, having held supreme executive power on two separate occasions: as Military Head of Stat

• Alleged20182 sources

  Crust Energy Limited

  9th defendant in N29 billion Adamawa fraud case.

• Arraigned201875 sources

  Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje

  Dr.

• Alleged201834 sources

  Rotimi Amaechi

  Rotimi Amaechi served as Speaker of the Rivers House of Assembly (1999-2007), two-term Governor of Rivers State (2007-2015, PDP then APC) and Federal Minister of Transportation under President Muhamma

• Alleged20172 sources

  Blue Opal Limited

  5th defendant in N29 billion Adamawa fraud case; formed 50/50 partnership between Blue Ribbon Multilinks Limited (Abdulaziz Nyako director) and Opal Synergy Nigeria Limited (Neigi Oforie Jombo owner).

• Alleged20165 sources

  Heineken Lokpobiri

  Former Senator (Bayelsa West 2007-2015); appointed Minister of State for Petroleum (Oil) August 2023.

• Arraigned201645 sources

  Senator Gabriel Torwua Suswam

  Senator Gabriel Torwua Suswam (born 15 November 1964, Anyiin, Logo Local Government Area, Benue State) is a Nigerian lawyer and politician who served as the elected civilian Governor of Benue State fr

• Scandal20102 sources

  Abacha Loot (multi-jurisdiction asset recovery)

  The umbrella scandal cluster covering the alleged siphoning of Nigerian public funds during the Abacha dictatorship (1993-1998) and the 25+ year multi-jurisdictional asset-recovery effort that has fol

• Alleged20102 sources

  Doraville Properties Corporation

  BVI-incorporated shell company that held Abacha-family-linked funds in Jersey.

• Alleged20102 sources

  Enrico Monfrini

  Swiss lawyer retained by President Obasanjo's government in mid-September 1999 to lead the multi-jurisdictional Abacha asset-recovery effort.

• Plea bargain201010 sources

  Gilbert Chagoury

  Lebanese-Nigerian billionaire described by Nuhu Ribadu as the 'gatekeeper to Abacha's presidency.

• Institution20102 sources

  Jersey (Channel Islands) Law Officers' Department

  Custodian of the Doraville Properties Corporation account that held Abacha-family-linked funds in Jersey.

• Plea bargain20102 sources

  Mohammed Sani Abacha

  Son of General Sani Abacha.

• Context20101 source

  Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

  Two-term Nigerian Finance Minister.

• Institution20102 sources

  Swiss Federal Office of Justice

  Swiss federal authority responsible for mutual legal assistance.

• Institution20102 sources

  US DOJ Kleptocracy Asset Recovery Initiative

  Initiative within the US Department of Justice that pursues forfeiture of assets traced to foreign-government corruption.

• Arraigned1 source

  Abayomi Kukoyi

  HEDA 2021 Compendium case #84 (p.

• Convicted1 source

  Abba Musa Rimi

  Successor Governor of old Kaduna State (June 1981 – October 1983, PRP) following Balarabe Musa's impeachment.

• Arraigned1 source

  Abba Yusuf

  HEDA 2021 Compendium case #97 (p.

• Convicted1 source

  Abdu Dawakin Tofa

  Civilian Governor of Kano (May–October 1983) under the People's Redemption Party in the Second Republic.

• Arraigned1 source

  Abdul-Rasheed Maina

  Former Chairman of the Presidential Pension Reform Task Team.

• Under investigation1 source

  Abdul'aziz Abubakar Yari

  Two-term Governor of Zamfara State (2011–2019, ANPP/APC) and Chairman of the Nigerian Governors' Forum from 2015.

• Under investigation22 sources

  Abdulazeez Abubakar Yari

  Alhaji Abdul-Aziz Abubakar Yari, two-term Governor of Zamfara State (29 May 2011 - 29 May 2019) and Chairman of the Nigeria Governors' Forum (2013-2015), is one of the most-investigated former state c

• Arraigned1 source

  Abdulaziz Nyako

  Son of former Adamawa Governor Murtala Nyako; stands trial alongside his father on a ₦29 billion fraud charge.

• Alleged1 source

  Abdulkadir Ahmed

  Former CBN Governor, indicted by Okigbo Panel for managing off-budget special accounts under Babangida and Abacha

• Alleged1 source

  Abdulkadir Kure

  Third civilian Governor of Niger State (PDP, 1999–2007).

• Alleged1 source

  Abdulkareem Musa

  Abdulkareem Musa is designated as a terrorist financier by the Nigeria Sanctions Committee (NIGSAC).

• Dismissed1 source

  Abdullahi Adamu

  Second civilian Governor of Nasarawa State (PDP, 1999–2007).

• Alleged1 source

  Abdullahi Maina

  Acting Chairman Pension Reform Task Force, is alleged to have mismanaged ₦21B+ in Police Pension Office funds; fled, reinstated as director 2017, finally tried December 2020

• Context1 source

  Abdullahi Mohammed

  Major General Abdullahi Mohammed Adangba (rtd.

• Context1 source

  Abdullahi Shelleng

  Major General (rtd.

• Alleged2 sources

  Abdulrasheed Bawa (EFCC Chairman)

  Became EFCC Chairman in 2021.

• Arraigned0 sources

  Abdulsalam Hudu

  Co-defendant in both EFCC cases against Yahaya Bello (N80.

• Alleged1 source

  Abdulsamat Abdulkareem Ohida

  Abdulsamat Abdulkareem Ohida is designated as a terrorist financier by the Nigeria Sanctions Committee (NIGSAC).

• Alleged1 source

  Abdurrahaman FNU

  Abdurrahaman FNU is designated as a terrorist financier by the Nigeria Sanctions Committee (NIGSAC).

• Convicted2 sources

  Abdurrahman Ado Musa

  Abdurrahman Ado Musa is identified by the Nigeria Sanctions Committee (NIGSAC) and the U.

• Institution1 source

  Abia State Government

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

• Arraigned1 source

  Abidemi Rufai

  HEDA 2021 Compendium case #4 (p.

• Arraigned1 source

  Abiodun Waheed Hassan

  HEDA 2021 Compendium case #60 (p.

• Under investigation3 sources

  Aboubakar Hima ('Petit Boubé')

  Niger-national arms broker known by the nickname 'Petit Boubé'; son-in-law of former Niger president Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara.

• Alleged1 source

  Abubakar Adamu Muhammad

  Abubakar Adamu Muhammad is designated as a terrorist financier by the Nigeria Sanctions Committee (NIGSAC).