James Ibori, Gov Uduaghan In Fresh Money Laundering Scam…How Over N8bn Was Wired Through Access Bank To Ibori In Dubai Prison

At a time when a group of Delta state elders led by Ijaw leader, Edwin Clark is raising fresh dust over the looting of the state by incumbent governor, Emmanuel Uduaghan, iReports-ng can authoritatively report that the governor, his cousin godfather, James Ibori now facing trial in the United Kingdom and one of Nigeria’s leading banks, Access Bank have all been caught in another web of stealing and laundering over N8 billion Delta peoples money to Ibori’s account in Dubai, United Arab Emirate, UAE.

Ibori was arrested in Dubai by Interpol in May 2010 after he fled from Nigeria where he was hunted and declared wanted by the country’s anti-graft police, EFCC in April last year. After months of a legal battle to frustrate and stop his extradition to the UK where he was wanted for money laundering charges by the Met police, he was eventually taken to London on Friday April 15 and charged to court the following day.

Ibori is believed to have laundered over $290 million through the UK using different fronts including his wife, Theresa; sister, Christie; mistress, Udoamaka and lawyer, all of who are now serving various jail terms in UK after being convicted of criminal conspiracy and graft charges.

Sources in Nigeria’s EFCC however told iReports-ng that Ibori’s case may have been worsened by a fresh discovery this week that huge funds being deployed in Dubai to truncate his extradition to UK actually came from Delta treasury. The funds which were wired in tranches between May 2010 and March 2011 were taken into Ibori’s bank account in Dubai through another account of his in Access Bank, Lagos.

Findings by eagle eye operatives were said to have revealed that the Delta state governor, Emmanuel Uduaghan who is Ibori’s cousin authourised all the payments which were done in local currency but converted to US dollar by Access Bank which in turn moved the money into another of Ibori’s coded accounts in Dubai from where he was drawing unlimited funds to fight his legal battle in UAE. The total money already transferred through the bank was said to be above N8 billion. He was almost succeeding in stopping his extradition but for the resilience of the UK authorities and the cooperation of Nigeria’s EFCC.

A source familiar with the workings in EFCC says the latest evidence will have to be forwarded to the UK Met should they need it to support their case while both the management of Access Bank and Governor Uduaghan’s administration would have to explain their roles in the criminal conspiracy as well as the source of the money wired to Ibori in Dubai prison.

Nigerian banks have of late come under the searchlight of EFCC which is already prosecuting close to 30 bank executives including a former MD of Oceanic Bank, Cecilia Ibru who was last year convicted and jailed after agreeing to forfeit over N191 billion in a plea bargain deal.

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It is so sad how these morons run our country like its their personal estate. Can you imagine such amount of money just to bribe for one corrupt i.d.iot not to be extradicted forgetting how many lives that money will change if put in good use. May God help us

There is something i do not understand. Is it that ibori is already broke or he simply feels like collecting more from the state? Does uduaghan not know he will lose this coming election? Why is he creating incriminating evidence that is so fresh? Is this really a case of kleptomania? The months ahead are heavily pregnant. The only fear i have is, the presidency supporting these crooks. Its is in nigeria i've seen an election dispute case carried from one election to after another. After adjourning times without number, we have no option but to sit an watch in anxiety.

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There is something i do not understand. Is it that ibori is already broke or he simply feels like collecting more from the state? Does uduaghan not know he will lose this coming election? Why is he creating incriminating evidence that is so fresh? Is this really a case of kleptomania? The months ahead are heavily pregnant. The only fear i have is, the presidency supporting these crooks. Its is in nigeria i've seen an election dispute case carried from one election to after another. After adjourning times without number, we have no option but to sit an watch in anxiety.

GEJ needs to do smth fast though I don't trust him,  He may even want to cover them up by by rigging in Uduaghan whom was declared winner in the run off election held few months back. NO WONDER ALMAJIRIS ARE ALWAYS REACTING VIOLENTLY bcs they can't take poo like this!!!

GEJ is not sincere.

At d end when he is released whats next? I dont know hw dis people tink but it wil surely hv an end which wil lead to disgrace to dere entire family.Lets wait & c hw dis goes.

Shocking. These Thieves are unbelieveable. I done tire for Delta state matter. we must kick Uduaghan out, and HE MUSt GO TO JAIL

They are all theives! All of them

The impunity in delta state and the south south is too much.

This is shocking, wat is wrong with our leaders, Delta State is a rich state, but there is nothing to show for it.

^^^
The latest now is the commissioning of uncompleted projects-asaba airport, sapele stadium, sapele market.

Coplaining cannot solve any problem here, He(Uduaghan) still have 4 years to give "good" governance to the ppl of Delta state . You know GEJ and INEC "unbias/free & fair/transparent" electoral procedures/reforms has returned UDUAGHAN as your governor for the next 4 years.
GOODLUCK TO NIGERIA OOOOOOOOOO!!!

I just found this website about ibori.Can these pictures be real

http://amairi.org/ibori_loot.html

^^^^ .

same you would do...yeye ppl;POLITICS is for the heartless u should know