₦airaland Forum

Psalm18:
He does not have a choice on the matter.
When you convicted of a crime in another country.
On completion of the sentence, YOU are DEPORTED back to your country, in this case. Ibori will be forcefully kept in a plane and flown back to Nigeria.

He cannot tell the British authorities, I want to go to Dubai or the Caribbean.

In addition, he can kiss ever visiting USA and other Western nations goodbye, till his death. He will not be issued Visa.
The truth is Ibori has been reduced despite all the noise his supporters will make here or offline.

A lesson to others.
Seun
Mynd44... Let Nigerians see how investigation and sentencing is carried out. The British police nabbed Ibori with forensic evidence and provided irrefutable case.

Rad1cal:
**** Ibori remains the godfather of Delta State politics even while in prison.

Rad1cal:
Ibori is an overlord and kingmaker in Delta, you can keep your rants to yourself.

u are right. and also a convicted criminal

Rad1cal:
**** Ibori remains the godfather of Delta State politics even while in prison.

jaybee3:
He can't be deported since he is also a British citizen

bakynes:
He wasn't born there, so his Citizenship can be revoked.

MayorofLagos:
There is somrthing called prisoner swaps between sovereign nations. Ibori is a high target criminal who looted the State. Im not sure but I suspect he is being swapped for a Briton in Nigerian jail. If thats the case, he will spend the rest of the sentence in his home country, Nigeria. So law enforcement will be waiting for him on arrival for forward transfer to prison for the remaining 9yrs of his sentence abroad. If EFCC reopen his case and he is tried and found guilty the judge might add more years to run concurrently or give recognition and commute his sentence to time served.

Chief James Ibori to spend 4½ years in UK prison
The judge further considered the fact that since the prison calender is different from the normal calender, that means Ibori is expected to spend half of the jail term which is six and half years. He also said he would deduct the 645 days he had spent in detention facilities both in Dubai and UK. For that he deducted 645 days from the six and half years. It means that he would spend about four and half years in prison in the UK. The judge therefore sentenced him to one year each for money laundering offences and three years for the sale of V-mobile shares.

In a disarming cavalier manner, Justice Pitts started the sentencing at about 2.30pm by saying: “I am going to pass a sentence for the crime you have committed. On any view these are serious offences that will inevitably attract lengthy sentences”.

With that he reviewed the prosecution’s case against Ibori and concluded that his offences must have impacted negatively on his people while he refused to take into account the character witness of Nigerian ex-international football star John Fashanu by saying that the weighty things they credited to Ibori did not concern him. “I am not assessing your tenure as governor of Delta (Delta State). I accept that there is another side of you that is good as painted by John Fashanu”. He, however, said that pales into insignificance considering the issues raised by the prosecution which he said he could not ignore.

Frostty:
i read some comments and i weep 4 dis country.imagine sum1 stole d funds meant 4 d populace and was jailed and some idiots can still refer to him has thr hero.Lord pls save our country 4rm dis total mess

jaybee3:
Yes it can be revoked but highly unlikely since he isn't a threat to the British people

huntila:
If he is wise, he should remain outside the country for now till the Polity calms down. Or Else, As soon as he comes back , EFCC & DSS will have him as guest

hollywater:
Are they like celebrating him or what?

yomalex:
Like it or not this guy is loved. I served in Delta, they tell you it was Ibori that made people know there was/is money in Delta

hollywater:
Are they like celebrating him or what?

lielbree:
Iborri is well loved in delta and the Niger delta.
He really worked as a governor
His only crime remains his agitation for resource control
I can't wait for his realise
His a hero!