The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has
awarded the ownership of the $15 million former Delta state governor, James Ibori bribe money to the federal government.

The court averred that the Delta state government failed to prove beyond reasonable doubt that the money belongs to it.

The Delta state government claimed ownership of the money allegedly given by Mr. Ibori,  as bribe to stave-off arrest by former chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu.

The EFCC had in July 2012 approached the court through an ex- parte application, requesting for an
order forfeiting the Ibori bribe which had been lying in the vaults of the Central Bank of Nigeria for more than five years to the Federal Government as unclaimed proceed of crime.

The EFCC had urged the court to dismiss the claim by the Delta State government to the alleged bribe and order the final forfeiture of the sum to the Federal Government in line with the provisions of Section 17 of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Related Offences Act, 2006.

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Loot that will soon be looted.

Then one dry desert good for nothing almajiri notherstate will now benefit from it.......

This is what happens when u defend a hardened criminal then after his conviction,u are claiming his stolen property.

Abeg make the oga at the tops share dis one jawe

Now that the central govt has won this case. I hope the govt, will return this money back to delta. Ibori had no other means of income, than delta state money.

atlwireles: Now that the central govt has won this case. I hope the govt, will return this money back to delta. Ibori had no other means of income, than delta state money.

Delta state refused to provide any evidence that their (Delta state) money is missing.
They also did not support and even prevented the collection of evidence that Ibori stole Delta state's money.

They were afraid the said evidence might be used against Ibori hence Delta state forfeited the money to protect Ibori.

The 'good news' here is: it worked and Ibori will soon be released from prison!
When Well that depends on the people running Nigeria and when they will be comfortable having Ibori around...2015 I my mind... lol

This money should be evenly distributed. Let every Nigerian in possession of NIMC I'd card go to bank and collect his/her share of the returned money. Na our money no be delta own