A London court which yesterday ordered the release of the former Governor of Delta State in Nigeria, Chief James Onanefe Ibori from prison, is reported to have also placed him under house arrest in London.
Ibori was released from prison, where he spent six years following his conviction for stealing and laundering Nigeria’s money. He was initially jailed for 13 years but was due for release on Tuesday, December 20, after serving full six years.
Reports reaching us indicate that the London court had ordered that his movement should be restricted to his St. John’s Wood residence. He was also ordered to be reporting to the London Metropolitan Police every week.
The Nigerian politician is due back in court next month for deportation hearing.
Ibori, who was once London store cashier, was jailed for fraud totalling nearly £50 million in April 2012.
He evaded capture in Nigeria after a mob of supporters attacked police but was arrested in Dubai in 2010 and extradited to the UK, where he was prosecuted based on evidence from the Metropolitan Police. [myad]
