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Irrespective of the travails of former governor of Delta State, Chief James Onanefe Ibori, the people of the state, especially politicians, with the ordinary people, still hold him in high esteem. Ibori was governor of the state from May 29, 1999 to May 29, 2007 where he served two terms as governor of the oil rich state in the Niger Delta region. Currently, Ibori is serving four and half year jail term in London after a money laundering conviction by a Southwark crown court in London. The jail term as pronounced against him by the trial judge, Justice Nicholas Pitts, in 2012 was 13 years but as the prison calendar is different from the normal calendar, Ibori was to serve for six and half years. Again, the judge argued that since Ibori had spent 645 days in detention facilities in both Dubai and the United Kingdom prior to the conviction, he would deduct same from his service year, hence he was now to serve four and half years in prison custody. His conviction was effected on April 18, 2012. And from April 2012 to 2016 equal four years. By the sentence years, Ibori is deemed to leave the UK prison possibly at the end of this year. Prior to his conviction, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Nigeria had attempted arresting him but their efforts failed until he escaped to Dubai where he was arrested and whisked to the United kingdom. He was convicted for fraud, totaling nearly £50 million ($77 million at the time) by the London court following a complicated extradition procedure after he evaded arrest by Nigerian authorities and fled to Dubai. Share on Facebook Share on Twitter
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