He may be the owner of Abuja’s most luxurious
building and a friend to several Nigerian government officials, past and
present, but the noose is tightening on Aliyu Abubakar in Nigeria and in
Europe.
About a week after Nigeria’s anti-graft agency,
EFCC, filed money laundering charges against him for his role in the Malabu
$1.1 billion scandal, evidence has emerged that Italian authorities also want
him for “international corruption” for his role in the matter.
Prosecutors in Milan, Italy, have therefore written
to Nigeria’s Attorney General, Abubakar Malami, seeking the presence of Mr.
Abubakar in criminal proceedings relating to