UK returns $6 million to Nigeria stolen by ex-governor
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Money stolen from Nigeria between 1999 and 2007 has been returned by the UK.
Nigeria received $5.9 million which was looted by a former governor and was jailed in Britain.
A deal stipulates Nigeria will use the funds to finance vital infrastructure projects.
Nigeria has received 4.2 million pounds ($5.9 million) looted by a former governor, who was jailed in Britain for money laundering and fraud, the justice minister said on Tuesday.
The money was stolen by James Ibori, the flamboyant governor of the southern oil-rich Delta state between 1999 and 2007.
A landmark corruption case led to a deal in March signed by Nigeria and Britain on repatriating the money.
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