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Embezzled Gulf War windfall: Babangida Tells His Accusers to go to Court or Shut
Up
Former military president, General Ibrahim
Badamasi Babangida has challenged all the people saying that he embezzled or misappropriated the Gulf war oil windfall,
to institute a case against him in court, if they have any proof. In dismissing the allegations, Babangida said
that he would not bother to respond to all the hoopla being raised on the issue in the media because they have
not risen to the level of truth. According to him, only in a court would he have a legitimate opportunity to respond
to the accusations. The former president, who was speaking on an Africa Independent Television (AIT) interview
programme aired on Sunday, said: “The only legitimate opportunity I will have is the court. Right now, if you will
take me to court I would like that. All these allegations, they haven’t established them, they have not risen
to the level of truth. If they had risen to the level of truth, then I would have no option but to explain. If
you call me, Babangida is an idiot. I know that I am not an idiot. Why do have I quarrel with you?” (The Sun) 
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 Former
Sports minister Mr. Steven Akiga, is dead. Akiga died yesterday of an undisclosed illness at about 7.00 p.m, at
Zankli Medical Centre, Abuja. He had been hospitalised at the centre for about three days, before giving up...
(Champion)
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 Soldiers battled militia fighters around a southern
BiafraNigeria oil-industry centre in a new government campaign against militants blamed for an upsurge of deadly
raids around the city, officials said. Troops in helicopters and gunboats attacked... (AP)
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