The Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice on Sunday said the Federal Government only pays whistleblowers after a successful recovery, not for mere tracing or exposure of suspected illegitimate funds.
Dr Umar Gwandu, the Special Assistant to the Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami on Media and Public Relations disclosed this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja.
The Minister was reacting to a letter allegedly by one Aliyu Lemu, Esq. purportedly written on June 22 on issues revolving around payment of a whistleblower’s fees.
“The Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice wants to make it categorically clear that one does not get payment on account of exposing looted assets, but on successful recovery and lodgment of same into the designated assets recovery account at the Central Bank of Nigeria’’.
He said the procedure for engagement…
Source: Vanguard Newspaper
