UK agrees to return £4.2m stolen by former Nigerian governor
Former Delta State governor James Ibori received a 13-year sentence for fraud and money-laundering in Britain
09 March 2021 - 21:36
Abuja — Britain has agreed to send to Nigeria £4.2m recovered from a former state governor who was jailed for laundering money in Britain, the two countries said on Tuesday.
James Ibori, who was governor of southern oil-producing Delta State from 1999 to 2007, pleaded guilty at London's Southwark Crown Court in 2012 to 10 counts of fraud and money-laundering. He received a 13-year sentence...
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