Tuesday, 01 June 2010 06:57

The 12 member jury deliberating on the money laundering trial of associates of former governor of Delta State, James Ibori has found his sister, Christine Ibie -Ibori, guilty of all charges of money laundering and mortgage fraud. The jury however acquitted Ibori's former assistant, Adebimpe Pogoson, of the charges against her.
As at the time of filing this report, the jury was yet to announce its verdict pertaining to Ibori's mistress, Mrs. Udoamaka Okoronkwo.

Saharareporters will report further details in due course.

http://www.saharareporters.com/real-news/sr-headlines/6178-london-trial-ibori-sister-christine-ibie-ibori-found-guilty.html

More info later,

Wow!

7yrs imprisonment wont be too bad

great news! they are lucky they are doing their time in a uk jail and not naija

I don't trust the British legal system. . . she may end up with a 50 pound fine for all you know

Good news. Ibori and wife next

illusion2:

I don't trust the British legal system. . . she may end up with a 50 pound fine for all you know

Why fine?

Something sweet to warm the Belle, if u run commot here we go catch you there!
I think someone should sue Yerima in switzerland and ask interpol to arrest him when next he goes for haj in Mecca, lol!

Ibori is such a bad boy sha, sacrifices Wife and Girlfriends to save own skin. Please read

http://www.saharareporters.com/real-news/sr-headlines/6155-ibori-london-trial-2-iboris-wife-cant-afford-to-pay-her-lawyers-as-trial-commences.html

na wa oo!!

Eya!

London jury indicts Ibori's sister
By Ayo Okulaja
June 1, 2010 03:02PM


A 12-member jury deliberating on the money laundering trial of associates of the former Delta State governor, James Ibori, has found his sister, Christine Ibori-Ibie, guilty of all charges of money laundering and mortgage fraud.

The jury, however, acquitted Mr Ibori's former assistant, Adebimpe Pogoson, of the charges against her.

The jury is yet to announce its verdict pertaining to the third accused aide, Udoamaka Okoronkwo, who is Mr Ibori's mistress.

The money laundering trial involving Mr Ibori's female aides began in September 2009 at the Southwark Crown Court, London, after Ms Pogoson, (a personal assistant on confidential matters during his tenure as the Delta State governor) and his sister Christie Ibori-Ibie, were charged in December 2007 on three counts of conspiring "together with Mr Ibori, Udoamaka Onuigbo and others, to defraud the Delta State government".

The aides allegedly helped the former governor move an estimated £70 million worth of looted funds through several London banks.

Mr Ibori is currently detained in the United Arab Emirates where he was recently arrested by INTERPOL after evading arrest by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Nigeria.

http://234next.com/csp/cms/sites/Next/News/National/5575062-146/story.csp

Hardtalk:

London jury indicts Ibori's sister
By Ayo Okulaja
June 1, 2010 03:02PM


A 12-member jury deliberating on the money laundering trial of associates of the former Delta State governor, James Ibori, has found his sister, Christine Ibori-Ibie, guilty of all charges of money laundering and mortgage fraud.

The jury, however, acquitted Mr Ibori's former assistant, Adebimpe Pogoson, of the charges against her.

The jury is yet to announce its verdict pertaining to the third accused aide, Udoamaka Okoronkwo, who is Mr Ibori's mistress.

The money laundering trial involving Mr Ibori's female aides began in September 2009 at the Southwark Crown Court, London, after Ms Pogoson, (a personal assistant on confidential matters during his tenure as the Delta State governor) and his sister Christie Ibori-Ibie, were charged in December 2007 on three counts of conspiring "together with Mr Ibori, Udoamaka Onuigbo and others, to defraud the Delta State government".

The aides allegedly helped the former governor move an estimated £70 million worth of looted funds through several London banks.

Mr Ibori is currently detained in the United Arab Emirates where he was recently arrested by INTERPOL after evading arrest by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Nigeria.

http://234next.com/csp/cms/sites/Next/News/National/5575062-146/story.csp

What a pity!.

LAGOS, Nigeria – A U.K. jury has convicted the sister of a former Nigerian governor on charges of money laundering and mortgage fraud.

Christine Ibori-Ibie, sister of politician James Ibori, was found guilty Tuesday of 12 charges stemming from allegations she helped her brother embezzle an estimated $101.5 million from Nigeria's Delta state into U.K. bank accounts.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100601/ap_on_re_af/af_nigeria_corruption;_ylt=Ao6HX9zTFWCgxNEFsffO9EK96Q8F;_ylu=X3oDMTJzM3I0ZXQ2BGFzc2V0A2FwLzIwMTAwNjAxL2FmX25pZ2VyaWFfY29ycnVwdGlvbgRwb3MDMjQEc2VjA3luX3BhZ2luYXRlX3N1bW1hcnlfbGlzdARzbGsDdWtqdXJ5bmlnZXJp


$105 million? Wow!

Ibori kicks as UK jury convicts Ibori's sister
WEDNESDAY, 02 JUNE 2010 00:00
FROM HENDRIX OLIOMOGBE (ASABA) AND LEMMY UGHEGBE (ABUJA) NEWS - NATIONAL


• EFCC grills Makoju, others over Siemens' scam
A JURY in the United Kingdom (UK) has convicted the sister of former Delta State governor, Chief James Onanefe Ibori, on charges of money-laundering and mortgage fraud.

According to the Associated Press (AP), Mrs. Christine Ibori-Ibie was found guilty yesterday of 12 charges, stemming from allegations that she helped her brother to embezzle an estimated $101.5 million from the state into British bank accounts.
Her lawyers have served notice that they will appeal against the judgment.

Besides, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) which is also after Ibori, yesterday grilled former Managing Director of Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN), Joseph Makoju and two others of the electricity outfit over their alleged involvement in the 17.5 million euro bribe-for-contract scandal which has led to the conviction of some officials of the engineering conglomerate in Germany.
Equally quizzed yesterday were the Chief Executive Officer of PHCN, Engineer G.O.P. Osakwe and Legal adviser of NITEL, Samson Olabiyi.
According to a source, the trio was quizzed for several hours before being granted administrative bail.

The jury acquitted one of Ibori's former assistants, Ms. Adebimkpe Pogoson, while a third accused aide's trial continues today.
But Ibori, according to a statement by his media assistant, Mr. Tony Eluemunor, has rejected the judgment of the Southwark Court, London, on the ground that “despite the judge’s directive of last week that every charge must be proved beyond reasonable doubt, despite the failure of the Crown Prosecution to establish any proceeds of crime, despite the prosecution’s failure to evidence any crime, it is difficult to understand how his sister alone could have been found guilty of money laundering without proof.”

Eluemunor explained that it was “a fact that during the judge's summing up last week, he expressly directed that the mortgage charges were "not safe" because the evidence presented by the prosecution had been totally destroyed by the defence during cross-examination; this fact was even conceded in open court by the prosecution.”

Eluemunor said justice has been miscarried “because though several persons were charged with the same allegations, only one was found guilty… Yet, no extra jot of evidence was brought against her.”

He went on: "It is a fact that she was the only one that exercised her right of not giving evidence during the trial; her legal team had decided that the Prosecution’s case against her was so weak that there was no need whatsoever for her to take the witness stand."
Ibori recalled that his sister, Ms. Udoamaka Okoronkwo and Pogoson were faced with the same four-count money laundering charges. The charges against the others were dropped for want of evidence.

“The rest charges against Mrs. Ibie were mortgage-related. But in continuation of the political persecution against Ibori, his sister has now been found guilty where others were rightly found innocent. To Ibori, this is a clear notice that every member of his family is under the same political attack that has been buffeting him, and that the rules would be bent to do his family members in for all the accused should have been declared innocent,” the statement said.

“Ibori said that though a mighty international attempt orchestrated from Nigeria is on to make his family members pay heavily for the public service he rendered to Delta State just because of crass politics, through distortion of facts and media lynching, he nevertheless remains confident that in the end, justice would be done and the innocent would not be unduly victimized; that is why the defence will stoutly appeal this case and ensure that real justice is done and this miscarriage of justice is not allowed to stand.”
Nigeria's anti-graft agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says Ibori stole as much as $292 million while he was governor in the oil-rich Niger Delta State.

A judge in Asaba last December dismissed a 170-count fraud case against Ibori who was arrested on May 12 in Dubai on a UK warrant and remains there, but is free on bail.

http://www.ngrguardiannews.com/

Why are the figures not constant?

@ OP

What's is with you and "breaking news",could you please spare us the monotonous "breaking news" in your topics,you're becoming predictable

BTW
Good for justice

aha. . .now waiting for Ibori's turn to get extradited and prosecuted.

That's what they deserve,spending our money like it's their God given right.

it is every where in the world.Why did US go to Iraq?politics+corruption is everywhere.

its incredible to know how corruption has eating deep in to such family as his ,

UK Jury Finds Ibori's Mistress, Udoamaka Okoronkwo, Guilty

Written by SaharaReporters, New York
Wednesday, 02 June 2010 05:34

The 12-member UK jury has found James Ibori's mistress, Udoamaka Okoronkwo (nee Onuigbo), guilty in a unanimous verdict delivered this morning at the Southwark Crown Court in London. She was convicted on three counts of money laundering. Mrs. Okoronkwo and Ibori's sister, Christine Ibie-Ibori, will both be sentenced at 2 :00 PM on Monday June 7 2010.
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http://www.saharareporters.com/

Hardtalk:

UK Jury Finds Ibori's Mistress, Udoamaka Okoronkwo, Guilty

Written by SaharaReporters, New York
Wednesday, 02 June 2010 05:34

The 12-member UK jury has found James Ibori's mistress, Udoamaka Okoronkwo (nee Onuigbo), guilty in a unanimous verdict delivered this morning at the Southwark Crown Court in London. She was convicted on three counts of money laundering. Mrs. Okoronkwo and Ibori's sister, Christine Ibie-Ibori, will both be sentenced at 2 :00 PM on Monday June 7 2010.
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http://www.saharareporters.com/

What a sad end for the duo!

rasputinn:

@ OP

What's is with you and "breaking news",could you please spare us the monotonous "breaking news" in your topics,you're becoming predictable

BTW
Good for justice

Breaking News, is information about an event, or situation that has just happened a few minutes ago. There is nothing wrong adding breaking news to it please.

Now the new Mistress/wife will be very happy. I guess the road has been cleared for her, to take over fully.

Hardtalk:

UK Jury Finds Ibori's Mistress, Udoamaka Okoronkwo, Guilty

Written by SaharaReporters, New York
Wednesday, 02 June 2010 05:34

The 12-member UK jury has found James Ibori's mistress, Udoamaka Okoronkwo (nee Onuigbo), guilty in a unanimous verdict delivered this morning at the Southwark Crown Court in London. She was convicted on three counts of money laundering. Mrs. Okoronkwo and Ibori's sister, Christine Ibie-Ibori, will both be sentenced at 2 :00 PM on Monday June 7 2010.
Read more: ,

http://www.saharareporters.com/

Eya! Another blow below the belt for Ibori.

its time to pay

More news for the Ibori Associates:

Udoamaka Onuigbo found guilty, court sentencing on 7 June 2010.
http://thewillnigeria.com/breaking/4726-Ibori-London-Court-Finds-Udoamaka-Onuigbo-Guilty.html

How are the mighty falling!.

Karma is BIATCH

Whaoo,seventy million pounds!!!These motherfuckers are living large at the expense of suffering nigerian.

Like someone rightly said,british sentencing could be very lenient and even if they are in jail,they live like they are in holiday camp.

The most important thing is to make sure the loot is recovered from them,even though recovering it will mean giving it back to thieving nigerian politicians again and the vicious circle goes on and on.