Ibori returns to Nigeria

Friday Ajagunna
Friday Ajagunna
James Ibori

Former Delta State Governor, James Onanefe Ibori has arrived Nigeria after serving out him jail term in a U.K Prisons.

Ibori reportedly arrived Abuja on Saturday morning and is on his way to his hometown, Oghara in Delta State.

James Ibori had, on Friday, appeared before a Southwark Crown court in London for his asset forfeiture hearing.

He regained his freedom in December 2016 after spending four-and-a-half years in a United Kingdom prison for money laundering.

The British Government had accused him of stealing about $250m from the Delta State Government part of which was used in buying six houses and luxury vehicles in the UK, the United States and South Africa.

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