So I have a backstory to this, a week ago I was on YouTube binge watching documentaries about General Sani Abacha's regime in Nigeria. I have family members that were living in Nigeria at the time and I must say it was a very scary time. People were afraid to say their mind in public, we were afraid about what to say over the phone, but most importantly, people became very poor. I mean you could tell that people weren't eating. What was normal weight in the USA was deemed 'fat' because everyone was extremely thin and their necks were extremely long.
Why?.....Theft. And not just any type of theft, but millions of dollars worth in theft. One incident involved more than $308 million dollars being stolen from the Nigerian people and stashed in an offshore account....in Jersey. Honestly, it wasn't until last week that I learned there was a country called Jersey. Of course it's off the coast of England which would explain why America has a state called "New Jersey."
I honestly feel like Abacha and other corrupt leaders spun a globe and their finger landed on the least suspected nation. For a long time they stashed money there thinking it would never be touched. Maybe the Jersey government is right and they needed to go through a process to release the funds or maybe they were just as corrupt and they needed time to make that money back (I'm just planting a seed...I'm really hoping that didn't happen).
In any case, a meeting took place where the American government returned the money to Nigeria. Guys, those of us who live in the USA know that the American government taxed the holy hell out of that money before they turned it over.
This is a good thing that for once should not be applauded. I'm passively watching the last remnants of one of the most corrupt leaders. Some of us remember Abacha's wife trying to flee Nigeria with stolen money after her husband was assassinated (and why wouldn't she when she knows how her husband's legacy affected Nigerians). Now in the age of social media we see the same widow posing with other Nigerian leaders, Abacha's daughters as socialites. I shake my head. People who should be outcasts are not just embraced...they're celebrated.
As that happens the announcement surfaces that $308 million dollars is being returned as if we're supposed to jump. Newsflash, the money is taxed, and on top of that, other countries have taken their share of what 100% belonged to Nigerians. So let's not get caught up because we're told the money is going to strategic projects...this wasn't charity money, it belonged to Nigerians all along.
