Bangladesh, March 31 -- Nigerian authorities have confiscated a vast array of assets linked to former education official Dibu Ojerinde and his immediate family, as part of ongoing corruption prosecutions. However, newly examined property records reveal that two residential properties in the United States, specifically in Florida, remain outside the scope of these seizures. This development has raised fresh concerns about the completeness and international reach of asset recovery efforts in one of Nigerias most prominent corruption cases in recent years.

Ojerinde, aged 78, stands accused of misappropriating at least 13.7 million dollars during his tenure in key education agencies, including the National Examinations Council and the Joint ...