The Money($5.8million)Looted by Ex -Delta State Governor has been returned to Nigeria

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The Ex- Delta state Governor James Ibori was convicted of money laundering in the UK in 2012.

Some $5.8m (£4.2m) recovered by UK agencies that was stolen by James Ibori a Nigerian former governor and laundered in Britain have now been returned to Nigeria.

Prosecutors say he stole an estimated amount of  $165m (£117m) from the oil-rich state.

A Bombardier Challenger jet is among the items listed in court documents for a confiscation order against James Ibori.

James Ibori ,Ex-Delta State Governor

Scotland Yard reported that during his two terms as governor, Ibori “systematically stole funds from the public purse, secreting them in bank accounts across the world.”

Anti-corruption campaigners hailed his sentence as a victory in the fight against international graft.

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