Looter James Ibori releases document of how he helped British Airways under Abacha

Mr Ibori was considered highly influential during Mr Abacha’s government.

OYINDAMOLA OLUBAJO

James Ibori, a former governor of Delta who was convicted for stealing millions of pounds from his impoverished state, has released a letter that seemed to show how he saved the British Airways from suffering a prolonged ban under Nigeria’s late dictator Sani Abacha.

Mr Ibori on Saturday evening tweeted a 1998 letter from the British Airways then-head of West African operations Andy Stern. Mr Stan thanked Mr Ibori for his intervention after Mr Abacha’s junta grounded all aircraft registered in Britain.



The UK had at the time sanctioned Mr Abacha for suppressing freedom in Nigeria while brutalising opposition, as well as his failure to hand over power to Moshood Abiola.

“On behalf of British Airways Plc, I thank you most sincerely for your kind assistance during the period of flight ban on British registered aircraft to Nigeria and your continued support throughout this period,” BA said in the August 24 letter. “We acknowledge the time and effort that you have expended on our behalf and your contribution to the achievement of the restoration of flights is much appreciated.”

The restriction was lifted two months after Mr Abacha died in June 1998. Mr Ibori was considered highly influential during Mr Abacha’s government. He reportedly rode on the back of his relationship with the junta to become Delta governor.

Mr Ibori described the British in his Saturday tweet as “hypocrites,” saying “Politics & Business interest comes first” for them.

The treasury looter appeared to be taking a swipe at the UK authorities for convicting him of multi-million pounds fraud despite his so-called role in saving the BA’s business a decade earlier. He was sentenced in April 2012 to 13 years in prison after being found guilty of up to $250 million theft from Delta coffers.

He was released from prison in December 2016 and had since returned to Nigeria. Last week, the UK announced that £4.2 million will be returned to Nigeria as part of Mr Ibori’s loot, a development that has stoked tensions between the Buhari administration and Delta government, as both lay legal and moral claim to the refund.

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Abacha did not steal any money....but all Abacha recover loot have relooted by owners of this country. APC is a problem

Rubbish

so because he saved British airways from abacha's ban he was expecting the UK's government to have mercy on him for stealing the collective patrimony of Delta state

Can he deny he didn’t have any interest in BA at the time?

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Ex-Convict Thief Onanefe Ibori reminds me of King Agag! In not too long a time Samuel will pay you a visit and the curtains will fall on the infamous drama your life, shot at locations across the continents of the worldhas turned out to be .

Super story

OK

And the UK government come betray you

Lol...which one be Looter James Ibori. To you the man no even qualify again as Mr not to talk of his Excellency.

Ibori the king of thieves.

But your past assistance on BA should not throw IMMUNITY FROM CORRUPTION on you.

What is Ibori trying to insinuate?

The British Government should reward you for saving their airways by allowing you to steal public funds?

The man must be a joker!












bampeh doesn't like his speech

Imagine laundering in process.

Ogidigbogbo

so this man dey this country ? James ibori is completely silent , if not for the convicting (now ex convict ) he too will be claiming God father to politicians or even governor

He is now living so silent like a living Dead man

Omihanifa:
Rubbish

so because he saved British airways from abacha's ban he was expecting the UK's government to have mercy on him for stealing the collective patrimony of Delta state

In as much as I don't support stealing, I dare to tell you that the Brits are a bigger problem to us. Currently, our Universities are nothing to write home about yet every year brits Unis recruit so many Nigerians just cos of the international fees that they will end up collecting from us. I dare to tell you that the brits are hypocrits.

Modified: Most didn't really understand this comment.

Britain is one of Nigeria's major problem.

Na una wahala

So the money should be released to him

Imagine

Nonsense! Is he expecting us to be clapping for him?

Some of these our top officials are embedded in governance as foreign agents. Maybe he got punished for being a double agent.How come others that stole before and after him were not imprisoned in UK? How Alamieyeseigha escaped British secured borders still remains strange till date

You are a thief, God bless the united kingdom. i urge the United arab to follow the foot steps of the u.k to fish out this thieves.

Interesting

I knew

Still not a permission to rob his people blind....... And hide loot, in England.......