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| Son of former Nigerian ruler is re-arrested |
| 2002-09-20 |
| Police released and then re-arrested Mohammed Abacha after he had spent three years in jail awaiting trial on charges of corruption and money laundering. The move led to a protest yesterday by thousands of the family's supporters. They all work in the e-mail industry... The authorities gave no clear reason either for the release on bond or the re-arrest of Abacha, son of General Sani Abacha, who was Nigeria's military ruler from 1993 until his death in 1998. Yeah. I know all about him. There's all this money, sittin' in a Swiss bank account, see? And they need my help to spring it, and they'll cut me in... |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |
| #2 Both of you lugs are wrong. That's Sani Abacha's wife, Madame Abacha. Why, I got such a pitiful email from the lady just the other day, begging me to help her spirit an ungodly sum of money out of the country... |
| Posted by: Joe 2002-09-20 18:34:09 |
| #1 no, that was Laurent Kabila's son.. |
| Posted by: Frank G 2002-09-20 16:54:13 |