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Contributor [1]
Monday, March 28, 2005 - 03:00
Categories: 
Corruption [2]
Issue Number: 
200 [3]
Article-Summary: 

Nigeria has acquired a terrible worldwide reputation for corruption and financial crimes, including 419 scams. In this article, the BBC profiles Nuhu Ribadu, who was appointed to run the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, which was set up three years ago. He memorably told a reporter that his ambition was to bring the rich and the powerful to justice.

Category: 
Governance [4]
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http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category.php/corruption/27462 [5]
Country: 
Nigeria [6]

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