A former Nigerian governor of Delta State in Nigeria , James Ibori, accused of laundering almost $300 million, may eventually get to keep that money if a technicality in the British judicial system is allowed by the judge hearing the case. Mr. Ibori, who was a Wickes cashier during his stay in Britain before moving back to Nigeria, under suspicious circumstances, became governor of Delta State, without disclosing that he had been convicted of stealing in Britain.
The former £5,000-a-year Wickes cashier blew millions on luxury homes, a £12.6million private jet, fees at some of the UK's most expensive boarding schools for his children, first-class travel and exclusive hotels.
James Ibori, 51, of Hampstead, London, is said to have personally pocketed £50million of cash stolen from the west African nation's oil-rich Delta State during his eight-year tenure (Continue reading)
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