James Onanefe Ibori
19 April 2012. A British court sentenced the former governor of a Nigerian oil state to 13 years in prison on Tuesday after he pleaded guilty to embezzling US$79 million in one of the biggest money-laundering cases seen in Britain.
A founding member and key power-broker of Nigeria’s ruling party, James Ibori is the most prominent Nigerian politician to be successfully prosecuted for the corruption that has held back Africa’s most populous nation and top oil producer for decades.
Ibori pleaded guilty to ten charges of fraud and money-laundering committed during his eight years as governor of Delta State, an impoverished maze of mangrove creeks and pipelines ravaged by years of armed conflict over access to oil money.
For background please read our previous post – Nigeria: Ex-governor of Delta State pleads guilty in London to financial crimes
Here is a YouTube video – James Onanefe Ibori, former governor of Nigeria’s oil rich Delta state Gets 13 Years In Prison
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Here is another video – Ibori Started As A Petty Thief In London
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