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SHOCKING: Nigeria says it has recovered at least 750 million linked to corruption | Mind Blowing Facts

A Nigerian flag is seen in front of a bank in Abuja, Nigeria December 1, 2021. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde

Nigeria's financial crimes agency recovered at least $750 million in local and foreign currency linked to corruption and fraud last year, the minister of information said on Thursday.

Africa's biggest economy and energy producer, Nigeria has struggled for decades with endemic corruption among the political elite, who many Nigerians blame for widespread poverty in the country.

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