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IBORI TO REMAIN IN JAIL DESPITE FRESH EVIDENCE

Despite fresh evidence that the police took bribes during the prosecution of former Governor James Ibori of Delta state, Britain’s state prosecution agency stated that his conviction remains valid, Channels TV reports. Former governor was sentenced to 13 years in prison in 2012 for fraud, money laundering and other crimes.

The former Nigerian governor was sentenced by Southwark Crown Court on April 17, 2012 after being found guilty of stealing $250 million from Nigerian treasury. Mr. Ibori pleaded guilty to ten counts of money laundering and theft of public funds. His houses in Hampstead, Shaftesbury, South Africa, fleets of cars were seized.

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