LAGOS (Reuters) - Nigeria accused Liechtenstein of using legal challenges as a pretext to cling on to 185 million euros $250 million (156 million pounds) stolen by former military dictator Sani Abacha who died 14 years ago.
Nigeria has been fighting to recover the money for years, but companies linked to the Abacha family keep going to court to prevent the funds being repatriated, Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said.
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