‘We’re identifying banks keeping Nigeria’s stolen oil money,’ President says Buhari made the disclosure on Monday, August 3, 2015, while receiving a delegation of United States Congressmen at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.

President Muhammadu Buhari has said that his administration is currently identifying banks, financial institutions and countries where Nigeria’s stolen oil funds are being kept.

  Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari speaks during a news conference after the Summit of Heads of State and Government of The Lake Chad Basin Commission (LCBC) in Abuja, Nigeria, June 11, 2015. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde

 Buhari made the disclosure on Monday, August 3, 2015, while receiving a delegation of United States Congressmen at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.

President Muhammadu Buhari meets US congress delegation on August 3, 2015.
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The president’s comments were contained in a statement released by his media aide, Femi Adesina.

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According to the statement, Buhari said:

“We are getting cooperation from the international community, including information on ships that take crude oil from Nigeria and change direction, or pour their contents into other ships mid-stream.”

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“Some monies were paid to individual accounts. We are identifying the financial institutions and countries that are involved. I have been assured that when we get all our documents together, the United States and other countries will treat our case with sympathy.”

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Buhari had earlier revealed, via an opinion piece written in the Washington Post, that he would enlist the US’ help in recovering Nigeria’s stolen funds.