A British court hearing in which prosecutors were seeking the confiscation of 90 million pounds ($145 million) in assets they say belong to a corrupt former Nigerian oil state governor ended inconclusively on Monday and will start afresh next year. James Ibori, who was governor of oil-producing Delta State in […]
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IBORI: London Trial In Dramatic End For Lack Of Evidence
The London Metropolitan Police admitted in open court on the very last day of the assets confiscation trial, today, that they lacked enough evidence to support their allegations of fraud, corruption and money laundering against Chief James Onanefe Ibori, the former Governor of Delta State. However in a most surprising […]
Ibori: Prosecution’s Last-Minute Ambush Fails As Judge Strikes Down What Could Have Been A Game Changer
As the assets confiscation hearing of the former Delta State Governor entered its final day, the Judge, His Honour Anthony Pitts, has rebuffed attempts by the British Crown prosecution to change the case upon which the confiscation proceedings have been built from the onset. Crown Prosecutor, Sasha Wass, in her […]
