South Africa is considering returning more than $15m, it seized from Nigeria in September, last year.
The money, which was meant for the
purchase of arms to fight the Boko Haram insurgents, was seized in two
batches of $5.7m and $9.3m.
A South African newspaper, The Mail & Guardian, reported on Friday that South Africa had begun to work out the process of returning the money.
According to the newspaper, the effort
of South Africa is aimed at starting on a clean slate with Nigerian
President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari.
The money was taken to South Africa
through Lanseria Airport in Johannesburg in three suitcases by a
delegation said to represent the Nigerian government.
The Mail & Guardian stated
that South Africa wanted to use the money to extend an olive branch to
Buhari’s government and mend relations between the two countries, which
became strained during the tenure of outgoing President Goodluck
Jonathan.
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