Nigeria has not yet met its international obligations on extraditions. However, the new Abubakar Administration reversed its predecessor's position by reaffirming the existence of a legal bilateral basis for extraditions. Five cases, involving eleven individuals, were referred to the Nigerian courts, but. Asset seizures from narcotics traffickers and money launderers are permitted under Nigerian law, but were not used as an effective law enforcement tool in 1998. Despite some initial seizures, there were no prosecutions, and some of the seized assets were conditionally returned to their owners.
Corruption is widespread in Nigerian government and society.
Government publicity campaigns against corruption are perfunctory. Agreements and Treaties. Nigeria is a party to the 1988 UN Drug Convention, the 1961 UN Single Convention and its 1972 Protocol, and the 1971 UN Convention on Psychotropic Substances. Nigeria is a party to the World Customs Organization Nairobi Convention, Annex on Assistance in Narcotics Cases. Cultivation and Production.