James Ibori loses corruption appeal in UK
Ibori who served as governor of Delta state for two-terms was convicted for laundering stolen public fund in UK banks.
James Ibori
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Ibori who served as governor of the South-South state for two-terms was convicted for laundering stolen public fund in UK banks.
The former governor who had pleaded not guilty in 2012 over the allegation, lost his appeal in a court sitting that happened in London on Wednesday 17 October.
He came back to Nigeria after serving half of the 13-year jail sentence he received in the UK and has since been appealing his conviction, alleging misconduct by prosecutors and British police.
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Ibori was prosecuted for using stolen money in buying six houses in London - paying £2.2 million in cash for one Hampstead mansion - and putting his children in expensive British private schools.
He was later sentenced to 13 years in a UK prison. He was however released and deported to Nigeria in February 2017.
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