Shytte local council has announced a “multi-million” dollar deal with the widow of deceased Nigerian millionnaire King Moses Odiaka. The deal, which came as a surprise to both the council and the widow, will see Shytte Town Hall receive approximately $53m over the next three years.

“We are delighted that Shytte Local Council has decided to join us in this partnership,” wrote Lady Odiaka in an e-mail yesterday. “With the grace of God and the love of Jesus, this partnership can work for the greater good of the people of Shytte. It is what my late husband would have wanted. He always had fond spot in his heart for the people of Shytte, having visited the local Church once in his lifetime. It is great shame that he died in an aircraft accident last year, but great joy that he found time before his untimely death to grant his entire estate to Shytte Local Council.”

Although there is no record of Odiaka ever having visited Shytte, the council has the blessing of residents in rubber-stamping plans for a giant statue of King Moses outside the local branch of Aldi, and as part of the deal, they will set up guided tours of places that King Moses allegedly visited, including Poundsaver and the local brothel, Shytte Girlz.

Councillors were reportedly approached by Mrs Odiaka two months ago, and have undergone protracted negotiations regarding the release of the funds. Shytte Mayor Carbuncle Hounslow told reporters that everything was “absolutely above board,” adding “We have struck up a fantastic relationship with Lady Odiaka, who is a charming, lovely, if sometimes forgetful woman.”

“We frequently exchange e-mails in which she tells us about the horrible hardships she is having to endure to get this money out of the bank account and into ours. Also, the conditions in which she is living are just awful, so we are 100% prepared to welcome her to our town when she finally escapes the clutches of the country’s militia.”

A delegation was sent to Amsterdam, where they had “cordial” meetings with some of Lady Odiaka’s “advisors” at their temporary offices. Hounslow continued: “Our first meeting was planned for a street corner near the Leidseplein, and we were then taken to a cafe, which they are using for their temporary offices until the funds have been released. Naturally, we asked them for plenty of references before handing over our bank account number and sort code, and we are pleased to say that the funds will soon be available.”

Locals are delighted at the financial boost the town will soon be receiving. Indeed, after the riots that occured when it was revealed the council had lost its savings in the Icelandic banks, locals rioted, tearing down the statue of Kerry Katona that the council had established outside the local branch of Woolworths.

Father of eight Maudlin Hoedown said that he was hoping council tax would come down, saying “we could all do with a break, and this African King fella is just what we need. They’ve got my backing all the way.”