The Accountant General of the Federation, Mr. Jonah Ogunniyi Otunla, has said that he is looking into the request made under the Freedom of Information Act, 2011 by Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), asking for information on “the details of the spending of recovered stolen public assets since the return of civil rule in 1999.”

In the letter addressed to SERAP and dated October 11, 2011, and signed on behalf of the Accountant General by M.S. Diri, Deputy Director (Legal), the Accountant General said: “We write to acknowledge the receipt of your letter dated September 26, 2011 requesting information on the spending of recovered stolen assets.

We wish to inform you that this organization is looking into the nature of your request vis-à-vis the provision of the Freedom of Information 2011 under which your application is made, and other enabling laws, and you will be replied in due course. Please accept the assurances of the Accountant General’s highest esteem.”

In response, SERAP, in a letter dated 14 October 2011 and signed by the organization’s Executive Director Adetokunbo Mumuni said: “We write to acknowledge the receipt of your letter dated 11 October 2011, and to express our appreciation for your response to our request.”