284 US properties, worth $271 million, are linked to 61 Nigerian officials.

Public wealth is leaving Nigeria through untraceable foreign purchases, investigators found.

230 of the 284 properties, worth $232 million, had no apparent financing, often through shell companies.

The Platform to Protect Whistleblowers in Africa’s Jimmy Kande said the findings expose “structural gaps that allow stolen public wealth to cross borders.”

The group wants Nigerian and US authorities to pursue joint asset recovery and forfeiture proceedings.

How each outlet framed it
Premium Times Nigeria leans critical
highlights 152 high-value properties ($177M) bought while in office and 81% without financing, suggesting illicit wealth

Sources: Premium Times Nigeria