The Recovery of General Sanni Abacha's Loots.

A few days ago, the United States returned another batch of money looted by the late General Sanni Abacha. Here is a breakdown of the loots recovered from the late Nigerian military despot so far:
1998 : $750m
2000: $64m
2002: $1.2bn
2003: $160m
2003: $88m
2005: $461m
2006: $44m
2014: $227m
2017: $322m
2019: £211m
2020: $311m
Ironically, the name of the late General is synonymous with what the Yoruba people refer to as an "abasha" (a stinker). Now, how could just one person loot so much staggering wealth at the expense of an entire nation? Yet, in spite of these evidences, the current Nigerian leadership refuses to believe that the late General Abacha was corrupt.

If Abacha had been fortunate to be alive today, he would have joined the ranks of retired Generals that are peacefully enjoying their loots. Like others, his wife, mistresses and kids would have carried on, flaunting the man's ill-gotten wealth in our faces. Those kids would not really need to study anything important in college or university. That is if they bothered with schools in the first instance. And they would not have to work. Going to casinos, playing polo or simply laying about somewhere, all day and every day would keep them occupied. When alive, what was Abacha, their father doing inside the Aso Rock Villa anyway? Such is the lot of poor Nigerians who merely tag along helplessly at the mercy of fully armed but mentally deficient leaders. No wonder, the country has remained stagnant for so long.

And lest we forget. Whatever happened to all of these recovered billions of dollars? Since 1998, no government has deemed it fit to render accounts to the public as to how these recovered loots were being disbursed or used. Could it be a case of one thief grabbing stuff while some other thieves taking it over? What a country!