The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has pledged to periodically publish recovered assets, their status, and owners, to promote transparency and accountability.
The Chairman of Local Organising Committee (LOC) of the maiden General Assembly of the African Asset Recovery Practitioners’ Forum (AARP-F), Hassan Mohamed, gave the assurance at a pre-conference media briefing in Abuja on Saturday, November 14, 2026.
Mohamed, who is the Director of Special Services at ICPC, said nothing concerning recovered assets was hidden, emphasising that the information would remain accessible to the public.
The assurance comes as 54 countries prepare to converge on Abuja to discuss strategies for preventing the loss of billions of dollars through corruption and illicit financial flows.
He spoke during a question-and-answer session ahead of the assembly, scheduled to hold from November 17 to November 20 in Abuja.
The chairman said the commission would ensure transparency in its asset declaration exercise, adding that recovered assets belonged to the public and should be accounted for.
“Definitely, ICPC will do that. Nothing is hidden. It is a public document. Anything recovered is for the public. And so, ICPC will definitely declare anything and whatever has been recovered,” Mohamed said.
Speaking on the conference, Mohamed said the assembly would bring together virtually all African countries to harmonise efforts towards combating corruption, particularly in asset recovery.
Mohamed said asset recovery had become an integral part of anti-corruption agencies’ operations worldwide, while the African Union was advancing efforts to ensure recovered assets benefited citizens.
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“The purpose of the programme is to harmonise, to synergise, synthesise, come up with strategies, common ways to deal with this menace. Essentially, that is what we are doing,” he said.
On whether Nigeria had figures of recovered assets to present at the assembly, Mohamed said he did not have the relevant information available during the briefing.
He lamented that Africa continued to lose resources critical to its development through corruption and illicit financial channels, undermining efforts to improve citizens’ welfare and strengthen institutions.
“Every successfully recovered public asset represents an opportunity to redirect resources towards the needs of citizens, improve public service delivery, strengthen institutions and rebuild confidence in governance systems,” he added.
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