Ibori's Bail Appeal Comes Up In London Today



An appeal filed by the imprisoned former governor of Delta State, James Onanefe Ibori to have his prison term slashed, has been listed for today at the Royal Courts of Justice on the Strand in London.
The case will be heard by Lord Justice Treacy and Mr. Justice Edwards-Stuart, Recorder Of Leeds sitting as a judge of the Court Of Appeal criminal division.
Last year, Mr. Ibori was sentenced to 14 years in jail by a Southwark Crown Court judge after he pleaded guilty to stealing about $250 million which he laundered through banks in the United Kingdom. The monies, which were stolen from the coffers of Delta State while he was governor there, were lavished on a Bombardier jet, luxury cars, expensive homes in London, and jewelry.
The assets he purchased with the laundered funds are currently the subject of a court-ordered forfeiture around the globe including the US, South Africa and Dubai.
After he fled Nigeria, Mr. Ibori was arrested in May 2010 in Dubai on an international warrant of arrest, and later extradited to the United Kingdom to face trial the money laundering charges.
Before his conviction and imprisonment, Mr. Ibori's sister, Christine Ibie-Ibori; his wife, Theresa Ibori; and his mistress, Udoamaka Okoronkwo-Onuigbo, were also convicted. They were each jailed for five years for acting as accomplices in the extensive money laundering operations of the former governor. Also jailed was Ibori's lawyer, Bhadresh Gohil. Other jailed accomplices include Daniel McCann, and Lambertus De Boer.
In a prior trial in Nigeria that was manipulated by the government of Umaru Yar'Adua and Goodluck Jonathan, Ibori was acquitted of all of the 170 charges he faced that were basically the same as the one the former governor faced in England.
"As things stand, Ibori was only to spend seven years in jail in England," an analyst pointed out in New York today. "If through some well-paid and clever lawyering that sentence happens to be reduced by a couple of years, Ibori would in the end only have missed a few PDP (Peoples Democratic Party) lunches.
As Dipreye Alamieyeseigha has proved, Mr. Jonathan will grant him state pardon and give him the GCFR. He will run for the Senate and just like old times, rejoin his criminal old band!"

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Chris Kehinde Nwandu is the Editor In Chief of CKNNEWS || He is a Law graduate and an Alumnus of Lagos State University, Lead City University Ibadan and Nigerian Institute Of Journalism || With over 2 decades practice in Journalism, PR and Advertising, he is a member of several Professional bodies within and outside Nigeria || Member: Institute Of Chartered Arbitrators ( UK ) || Member : Institute of Chartered Mediators And Conciliation || Member : Nigerian Institute Of Public Relations || Member : Advertising Practitioners Council of Nigeria || Fellow : Institute of Personality Development And Customer Relationship Management || Member and Chairman Board Of Trustees: Guild Of Professional Bloggers of Nigeria

7 Comments

  1. Please as you have shown that you have Nigerians at heart,do not release this rogue. If you do,obviously he will he rejoin his group of thieves in Nigeria that are still in power.The so-called president will still grant him a state pardon.Let Ibori stay there and I hope his friends too have a place there too?

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    1. Its not ur fault.we urhobos' ar all fool.their house is on fire dey are pursuing rat.wat a pity.u said dey should make him route in jail.remember Jesus said,if u have nt sin cast d first stone.who did?nobody.if all those judges,politicians and mases like u haven't sin against God,then pray 4 his death but if u have,just the way u judge dis man so God will judge u.

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  2. We black we don't want good people to last.I believe God knw d best 4 dis country.ibori routine in jail or not does dat still change d suitation of dis country.or u don't have eyes 2 see wat is happening?

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  3. We ar watchg.Time shal tel.

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  4. They that lead into captivity will go into it selah. Hang Tight Your Excellency , the Word of God does not return to Him Void

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