Atiku Abubakar says no court ever found him guilty.

The presidential candidate faces five foreign probes into money tied to him, unresolved for decades.

A 2010 US Senate committee traced over $40 million through offshore firms and accounts linked to Atiku and his former wife, Jennifer Douglas.

His spokesman calls an international arbitration tribunal’s finding on a Mambilla dam payment scrutiny, not evidence he corruptly won the contract.

Nigeria’s anti-corruption commission has not charged Atiku over any of the five cases as his campaign continues.

How each outlet framed it
Premium Times Nigeria leans favorable
distinguishes allegations from proven guilt, argues investigative scrutiny alone does not establish corruption or misconduct

Sources: Premium Times Nigeria