-Former Delta State Governor, Chief James
Onanefe Ibori has vowed to challenge his British conviction for
corruption, emphasizing that the Metropolitan Police investigation was
itself mired in corruption.
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| Chief James Ibori |
Ibori who was jailed for
fraud totaling nearly £50m in April 2012 and released in
December after four years in British prison, insists police officers
involved in the case took bribes.
The former Delta governor in an interview with
BBC said he was unfairly treated.
“I have been unfairly treated, that’s all I
can say,” Mr Ibori also told the BBC, he has plans to appeal against his
conviction for money laundering.
“Yes, I am, of course. I have made that
decision personally and I have instructed my solicitors.”
Recall that a report written by Ibori’s
Media Assistant, Tony Eluemunor detailed the controversies surrounding the
conviction of Ibori.
Eluemunor writes, “Unknown to Nigerians,
Britain has an outfit whose tentacles reach into the commanding heights of Nigerian
business, politics and social organisations. The Ibori London trial provides a
case study of how Britain uses its powers to affect the direction of any
Nigerian development, including elections.
“At the centre of this conspiracy is the
British government’s aid agency – the Department for International Development
(DfID). To the world, it provides British monetary support for
humanitarian aid and projects in impoverished counties. Yet, as its role in the
Ibori case shows, its agenda is however political. In the Ibori case/s, the
British government used these aid funds as a political tool against Ibori and
to support its political agenda and undermine Nigerian sovereignty.”
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