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Thursday, 15 May 2014

Ibori must face trial for corruption in Nigeria, Appeal Court rules

A Court of Appeal sitting in Benin city the Edo state capital today May 15th ruled that former Delta state Governor James Ibori has a case to answer concerning allegations of financial impropriety and money laundering leveled against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. The Judgement was unanimously given by a 3-man panel made up of Justice Ibrhahim Saulawa, Justices P. M Ekpe and H. A Barka.

This ruling comes six years after an Asaba Federal High Court Judge, Marcel Awokulehin, struck out all 170 count charges of money laundering earlier leveled against Mr. Ibori.
This means the ex-governor, who is currently serving jail term in the UK for money laundry, would face another trial when he returns to Nigeria after completing his jail term over there.

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    1. Naija i hail thee. So much hyprocrisy in our judicial system. It has Jx dawn on dem dat # 170 count charge be was acquitted of will now be revisited. All dos judges should cover their face in shame. The new trend is dat. until we become a laughing stock in International community, we won't Act.

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    2. Linda ikeji I'm still waitin for EFCC abi ICPC to probe Ikedi Ohakim too ooo

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  2. Behold the greatest kleptocrat after Abacha.I've almost forgotten him

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  3. For a sec. I thought he was carrying the #bringbackoutgirls sign. smh*

    AUDIO MIX #1.

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  4. This shouldn't be swept under the carpet. Pay for what uve done Ibori

    Ihy

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  5. Just free this guy pls he has served this term. Where were u all when u were suppose to prosecute him, you all collected bribe and u will still do the same when he returns so stop deceiving nigerians.

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  6. am very sure dat wont happen...... nt wen Uduagha nd odas re fighting for him

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    1. Guy guy whu tell u say big head uduagha de fight for he release abeg if u non knw anytin non talk....ibori chop we gree but he do sometin for delta, d roads, schools, teacher salaries bt uduagha if efcc non collect am as e de comot mkehe just run...

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    2. ☀̤̣̈̇ː̖́​Ɣξah☀̤̣̈̇. Ntin good wil cum out ☀f it

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    3. lol. but same Uduagha is goingfor senate 2015. abi????????

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  7. Nothing will come out of his trial, I am not being pessimistic, but that's the reality of the country we found ourselves


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  8. Na so.. its bcos he was duped nd cnt sort himself out.. politicians ke enter prison..

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  9. I tink dat suites him right and a lesson to all these thiefs in powerhiddin unda d so called immunity guarantee. Naija may b Safe but one day monkey go go mkt e no go cum bk.

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  10. Thank God he is facing a jail time in the UK and believe me, the nigerian court as far as i am concern will not do anything and somebody should let them knw they are just making noise as usual....
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    ***CURRENTLY IN JUPITER***

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  11. James Ibori is the poster child for corruption in Nigeria. I hope he spends the rest of his miserable life in prison. For Nigeria to change and survive, people like Ibori must pay for their embezzlement.

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  12. See his face... God don catch yu....
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    ***CURRENTLY IN JUPITER***

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  13. I thought they had a very lengthy trail, all the mumus who came out to support him, saying he has done a lot for the state, should be arrested, even the judge. Nonsense.

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  14. Look at his sorry face,THIEF OSHI, and his family members has the balls to celebrate his birthday, they tagged his a hero, nigerians are useless goats and u people deserve what u get sometimes

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  15. MAKE THEM PARK WELL ABEG!!!!..WASNT HE A FREE MAN BEFORE THE UK CARRIED HIM...YEYE PEOPLE!!!!....ME SEF I KNW GO SUPPORT DIS ONE.....BETA LEAVE D MAN ALONE!

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  16. This man don finish...and the money he stoie he didn't even enjoy any of it.na the family dey spend our money anyhow.Corruption is already in our blood in this country and we can never leave it.he dserver more than dat jail ooo.






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  17. Lol.very Funny.Trust I advise u beg dem2extend ur jail term der in D Uk cos u ll Smell ur dirty stingy Ass here in Nig Jail #Nnemumzzz#

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  18. A bird that perched on a tiny rope should be ready to dance, he created the storm so he should endure d rain!!
    Akudimma**

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  19. Congratulations..mr scape goat..

    ~AM SEEING THINGS~

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  20. pls I need a job am desperate I base in port Harcourt at eleme 'pls even if it an office Assistant job or as a cleaner in any of the company here I will be pleased to do it.please any one that can help should please contact me with this number 07054093612 ' Linda pls post this help out a sister

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    1. Can u drive? PA needed in phc as soon as possible...

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  21. 1 out of a million!
    ~D great anonymous!

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  22. I barely know of a big politician or say a former governor dat went to jail after facing trial leveled against him/her by EFCC..of which the case would see several Chrismass before it would be finally ruled out as usual.

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  23. Nigerian politician all thief ole #bright bravo#

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  24. Na wa I done dey pity d man sef

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  25. Lol. Na now una wake? Bc UK court don find Ibori guilty na y una wan show una self. Mschew! If to say Ibori remained in Nigeria who gv u liver. Shameless idiots

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  26. Serves him better

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  27. Abeg ds judge sud kip quite, were dey not aware of dat b4 letting him b..?? So wen d UK nw decided to do der job fr dem, dey want to start form dey r aware... Nig is jus a very corrupt nation ... Really sad!!! Linda r u nt goin to post d shocking revelation abt Boko haram here ni...???

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  28. Money laundering linda not laundry! Haba!!

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  29. WOW! REAL EXAMPLE OF 'HOW THE MIGHTY HAVE FALLEN'!

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  30. WOW! REAL EXAMPLE OF 'HOW THE MIGHTY HAVE FALLEN'!

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  31. From fried pan to awaiting fire. James ibori must family with shina rambo. They are both DON. ⌣̊┈̥-̶̯͡»̶̥♡thanks ⌣̊┈̥-̶̯͡»̶̥ 

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  32. Who are the fooling. He was found not guilty after 1001 charges. Now oyibo did their job for them, their guilty conscious is now pricking them after chopping. Ibori's bribe. Nonsense.

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  33. Hehehehe, this man is stiil dey? Ehyah, next you see money, waka pass!!! After. You enjoy better prison, come back home and enjoy the real prisooooooooooooooooooooon. In our prison, u go repent.

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  34. I guess Ayiri is happy now. When Ibori come you go vomit him money. Ibori asked you to keep his money and you started spending it like say tomorrow nor dey

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  35. This is the face of a THIEF!

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  36. Hi Linda..

    you'd be surprised at the amount of billionaire's that quietly visit your blog. Now I'm not inferring that I'm one but anyway...

    I recently saw a video wherein, people's opinion were shared on the issue "Should a man of God own a private jet in Nigeria?"

    and one underlying issue is the wealth gap. If i had tonnes of billions what a measly few millions to get a private jet? So when I read comments like they should sell it and help the masses, did the masses help me acquire my wealth?

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  37. LOL,,, the more you Look,the less you see. The Odidigborigbo master 1 of Africa, keep it kool,this will pass soon.

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  38. Good for him.

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  39. Na wah is he d only person committed dat kind of offence for naija???

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  40. They shud free ds guy na....hez payin 4 d sins of our corrupt nation

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  41. One tin I like abt Nigeria ..ɪ̣̝̇s̶̲̥̅̊ D̶̲̥̅̊ε̲̣̣̣̥γ̲̣̣̥ knw hw †̥☺̣̣̥̇ disgrace d high and mighty.imagine ibori!!! Once a governor.... Chaiii! Now ..ɪ̣̝̇s̶̲̥̅̊ from one prison tp another.good F̶̲̥̅☺̴̩̩̥̩̩̩r him

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  42. na wah oooo.dis our country sef.wat of other politicians who re worse dan ibori?

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  43. His Excellency16 May 2014 at 09:58

    na so their mouth dey sweet them to call ibori's name. Ibori remains a hero

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  44. Can the appeal court please shut the fuck up!!! Who the hell are u deceiving? Obviously u realise the man will soon be out to continue enjoying his stolen loot so you are looking for a way to get hold of some of his stolen loot abi?? Bloody Animals, the fucking British govt had to do what you could not do now you want to start making noise. VAGABONDS!!!

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  45. So....what happens to double jeophardy???

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  46. Look at his armed robber face.

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  47. Haba ! Linlin, ibiakwa! Money laundry ke? O na asa ego? Lol well its serves him right, though he has been pushed around a lot. Clearly he isn't connected as presumed.

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  48. Shaking my head in shame for my naija judiciary, abba after how many yrs? U Jst wake up from sleep & rememba u re yet to convict him of his crimes, wich has already been presided over by international court. Wich way Nigeria wich way to go? I dey laugh o.......

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  49. This man is the greatest thief in democratic rule. But please why did they arrest his wife and leave his harem like Senami and Rita? I pray they all burn in hell.

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  50. I really feel for him, he s stil one of de best governor of our time,iboro the only man with a big heart I ll neva forget wat u did for use in delta state..I pray u come out of all this someday its just a pass phase...u stil still remain in our our hats nd will keep praying for u..there s this saying that life cant give u wat u cant handle..I know ur a strong person nd I stil believe in u..just b strong sir,soonest u ll gain ur freedom.

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  51. @anonymous, May 16, 2014 at 3:48 PM- are you on drugs or what? James Ibori is one the biggest thieves in the history of Nigeria- he stole the future of his people and of his state. Delta ought to be one of the richest states in Nigeria but most of the state's money ended up as loot in Ibori's personal bank accounts.

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