N30tn probe: Indicted banks, firms return N140bn

Leke Baiyewu, Abuja
The Senate Joint Committee on Customs, Excise and Tariffs; and Marine Transport on Wednesday claimed that it had recovered over N140bn from banks and companies following its probe into the alleged loss of N30tn in Nigeria’s import and export value chain.
It said the recovered funds had been deposited with the Central Bank of Nigeria.
This was contained in an interim report by the panel, which the Senate considered and adopted at its plenary on Wednesday.
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