Below is a press statement from Ibori's media office...

Chief James Onanaefe Ibori’s defence lawyers shocked the Southwark Court, London on Wednesday 10th February 2016, when they adduced evidence before Judge Tomlinson of a conspiracy between Nigeria and Britain to railroad Ibori and his associates into jail.

Mr. Tony Eluemunor, Head of Ibori Media Office, said in a press statement that that evidence was the highlight of Wednesday’s court proceedings which was delayed for hours because the London Metropolitan Police and the Crown Prosecution Service, suddenly turned lukewarm and refused to appear in court for the day’s hearing. A thoroughly disappointed Judge Tomlinson refused to adjourn hearing to another day but issued an order by 12.30 pm that the Prosecution should be in court by 2pm as the matter at hand, professional misconduct, dishonesty, perverting the course of justice and criminal non-disclosures, lying to the trial court and Court of Appeal, were serious and urgent. This time, the hunters have become the hunted and Ibori’s defence team were the accusers while Ibori’s erstwhile accusers and prosecutors were the accused.

Pointedly, two prosecutors; Sasha Wass and Esther Schutzer-Weissmann were not only at the end of finger-pointing, and have been dismissed from the Ibori case, their activities are now being challenged in court for grounds on which to upturn all the convictions – Ibori’s and his associates’. In fact, all the prosecution lawyers plus the entire police officers that have represented the British Police have been dismissed from the Iboir case and all other cases stemming from it – following allegations of corruption against them; lies and deliberate misleading of the court.

Yet, the worst charge so far against the British prosecution came when the court resumed by 2 pm as counsel to Ibori’s former lawyer, Badresh Gohil, dropped the bombshell. The Counsel, Mr. Kamish, stunned the court when he revealed a sinister conspiracy between Nigeria and Britain to railroad Ibori and associates into jail. He backed this up by pointing at a document signed by British and Nigerian governments agreeing that the Department for International Development will be paid 25 million Pounds Sterling from monies that will be confiscated from Ibori, before any penny is ever remitted to Nigeria. With that document in place, that Department became so aggressive as to start paying the salaries of some police investigators on the Ibori case, especially that of Dectective Constable, John McDonald.

Wednesday’s hearing was at the request of Ibori’s lawyers for the prosecution to explain their non-compliance with court orders made to ensure fair as opposed to unfair trial. Mr. Kenneth Talbot represented Ibori while Kamish stood for Gohil.

The case was adjourned to 8th March 2016, to enable the Prosecution appoint new counsels as the old ones that have handled the Ibori case since the beginning have now been tainted and dropped and may be facing investigations of corruption and legal perversity.
Signed:

Tony Eluemunor
Head, Ibori Media Office

http://www.metronaija.com/2016/02/james-iboris-lawyers-shock-southwark.html

Fraud

hmm, jurisprudence!

The Odidigborigbo is waxing stronger

All this chop and clean mouth lawyers.. They will milk Ibori dry!!
Learned Ekpas of the silk

Ibori's lawyers have finally done their due diligence. Truth is Ibori was corrupt, but no more corrupt than most other governors in the south south - certainly not more corrupt than Lucky Igbinedion. It has always been clear to me that there was a special interest in Ibori's case. Well whatever the case he has done his time.

mtcheeww!

Which kin shock, no b lawyer? Lawyer wey dey collect him money steady. Abeg leave mata for Mathias.

BTW, That guy will stay for so long in that prison.

seems ibori is feeling suffocated at d prison.

No peace 4 d wicked

Hmmmmmm.....

OK.

Watching in 9d

This man is strong even in prison.

Apc which way

Ibori! I've never really followed dis case to knw d exact charges brought against him. Nevertheless, every nigerian politician is corrupt. If u enjoy d favour of d man in power he lets u go as if u're a saint bt if he at d top has a score to settle wit u, God help u. Ask amechi n dasuki what I mean. God bless Nigerian masses.

In other words, u want us 2 believe his imprisonment is unjustified so dat wen he gets here we ll allow him contest 4 office abi. Make una de thr, we Nigerians r way way ahead of dis propaganda. D man z a convict, document or no document

impunity of the greatest order.

Hmmm

Did he just write that for us to believe Ibori is innocent? Aint gona blame him, doing his job anyway

Hmmmmmmm

Jesus turned water to wine. And some people also want to turn Ibori to Angel Gabriel II.

ibori the most fraudulent and corrupt Niger deltan Governor ever sent to jail

Even Oyinbo too also get Dasuki blood in them, Chai!!

We are watching.

Kai naija no matter where u go dem must knw say u don show face

Nigerians can be gullible. It is standard practice that the Crowns costs are met from proceeds of crime in a case like this. In spite of this, the report might have sounded more credible if it had not been released by the Ibori media team themselves. I've been searching for independent corroboration of this earth shattering news. Nada, zilch, nothing.

Wonder where they are going with this?

so white people too they collect yam?

Hmmm!

whenever I remember this ibori story, I always wish we could easily jail thieves here d way he was jailed in Uk,

Even Buhari & those judges dey fall my hand, no one sentenced yet!!!!

It doesn't matter whom pays whom, a thief is always a thief...babu excuse

Abeg make una leave Ibori now. At least no be him sabi steal pass. Other governors dey where corrupt pass Ibori.

Hmmmmmm. what's going on