Atiku speaks on PREMIUM TIMES report on international corruption cases involving him, ex-wife
Atiku stated this in a right of reply issued by his spokesperson, Paul Ibe, and shared with PREMIUM TIMES in response to this newspaper’s report examining five cases in which the former vice president and Ms Douglas were linked to suspicious international financial transactions involving offshore companies and alleged bribery.
Another case, and the most recent allegation referenced in the PREMIUM TIMES report, concerns a $500,000 payment made into a US bank account belonging to Ms Douglas in January 2003, when Atiku was vice president.
Atiku and Ms Douglas, a dual US-Nigerian citizen, have for years been linked to several suspicious international financial transactions, particularly in the United States, where US authorities and investigative bodies examined large sums transferred through offshore companies and bank accounts associated with them.
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