Relatives of African leaders implicated in political and economic scandals

Abbah Abacha [Photo: Channels TV]

Abba Abacha

The son of the former military ruler, Sani Abacha, was sentenced to a two-year suspended sentence in June 2010 for being part of a criminal organisation. He was to be re-tried in 2011 as he could not attend court due to his inability to get a Swiss visa.  Together with the other members of the Abacha family, he controlled the loot that his father had stolen.

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