The Former governor of Delta state, James Ibori, who spent years in UK prison after pleading guilty to money laundering in Britain, yesterday launched an appeal against his conviction, alleging corruption in the ranks of British police.
According to Ibori’s lawyers, one of the British police officers who investigated him took bribes in 2007 from a private detective, hired by a law firm working for Ibori, in return for inside information about the police investigation. They also alleged that British anti-corruption police who were supposed to investigate the alleged bribery instead covered it up to avoid weakening Ibori’s trial and tarnishing the reputation of the police.
The appeal hearing currently being held before three judges at London’s Court of Appeal, is due to last three days. Ibori was due to give evidence on Wednesday via video-link from Nigeria, and he appeared briefly on a screen in court, but the connection was lost and could not be restored. The court was told a power cut in Nigeria was the reason for the glitch.
The judges instructed that a new attempt be made to establish a video-link to Ibori on Thursday. About $130 million of Ibori’s assets are at stake, which have been frozen for years.
From Daily Post
Power glitch made the video link go off?Osanobua la hoooooooo!!!
This thief man still get mouth to talk again? Na wa.
ReplyDeleteplz this Brits should give this Man his money or Nigerias money backache has severed his time and they have no right what so ever to keep his money in their country anymore, what type of slavery is this.
ReplyDeleteNot justifying the corruption charges on him, but I don't understand how a former governor can be tried and imprisoned outside the shores of his country.
ReplyDeleteHow many foreign officials have been tried and imprisoned in Nigeria?
I think its a slap on the country and all that it supposedly stand for and represent.