Nigeria to Leichtenstein: Pay Up!

[bayonetbrant]

In a story that practically writes its own jokes, the Nigerian gov't is looking for Leichtenstein to send back millions of dollars stashed there by the former military dictator of the African country.

Nigeria accused Liechtenstein of using legal challenges as a pretext to cling on to 185 million euros stolen by former military dictator Sani Abacha who died 14 years ago.

Nigeria has been fighting to recover the money for years, but companies linked to the Abacha family keep going to court to prevent the funds being repatriated, Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said.

A Liechtenstein government spokesman said the country was making efforts to return the money but a complaint in the European Court of Human Rights brought by companies affected was still pending.

"We feel that the Liechtenstein people have been stalling for 14 years," Okonjo-Iweala told Reuters.

"They are just looking for excuses and I think this is where international civil society should mount pressure on these people," she added. "The authorities are holding things back."

Abacha looted between $3 billion and $5 billion of public money during his five years ruling Africa's top oil producer from 1993-1998, Transparency International says.

A Liechtenstein court ordered the Abacha money confiscated in 2012, but companies linked to his family have mounted a challenge in the European Court of Human Rights and Liechtenstein fears being liable for the money should they win.

"We're asking: why have they been keeping our money all this time? Fronting companies for Abacha family are trying to delay things and Liechtenstein are hiding behind that," Okonjo-Iweala said. "Somebody's making money off it."

You can't make this up...

(more at the link)

[BanzaiCat]

By Tim Cocks

[undercovergeek]

you and bob should team up to double entendre and pun yourself til you feel spent - seriously the two of you sat in a park like staedtler and waldorf shouting 'boobs, bangers, and cocks' to each other until you passed out, or passed away in bobs case............

[BanzaiCat]

The comments look like they're bound to be hilarious. I'm helping. :)

[undercovergeek]

lol - just getting a head start?

[BanzaiCat]

That "But remember casket" comment got me started.

Not that I'm good at trolling or anything...

[Gusington]

Boobs Bangers and Cocks, A Play in Three Parts, Starring Bawb and Friends.

Sold out!

[bob48]

you and bob should team up to double entendre and pun yourself til you feel spent - seriously the two of you sat in a park like staedtler and waldorf shouting 'boobs, bangers, and cocks' to each other until you passed out, or passed away in bobs case............

Sounds like a great way to spend an afternoon to me..........

.....well, apart from the 'passing away' bit, obviously.

[bob48]

Boobs Bangers and Cocks, A Play in Three Parts, Starring Bawb and Friends.

Sold out!

Its actually the missing 7th episode of Blackadder III

[undercovergeek]

i thought it was your legal team lest any of the puns get you into trouble

[bayonetbrant]

i thought it was your legal team lest any of the puns get you into trouble

then he'd get punished



punishingly so

[bob48]

 :)

i thought it was your legal team lest any of the puns get you into trouble

then he'd get punished



punishingly so

[W8taminute]

I just read about this story a few moments ago on another website.  I wanted to find out if there was an update but the headline said 'No change yet'.

[OJsDad]

Boobs Bangers and Cocks, A Play in Three Parts, Starring Bawb and Friends.

Sold out!

Sounds like the name of an English pub.

[bob48]

^lol - one I would most likely avoid.