The British High Commissioner to Nigeria has spoken out
about the Ibori case and when his stolen loot could be
returned to Nigeria.


British High Commissioner Paul Arkwright has spoken in detail
about the ongoing corruption case involving the former
governor of Delta state James Ibori.

Ibori pled guilty to ten counts of money laundering and
conspiracy to commit fraud in February 2012 and was
sentenced to 13 years in jail.

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Along with imprisonment, Ibori also had a substantial amount
of property seized, including a N648 billion mansion in
London, a N942 billion mansion in Johannesburg, South
Africa, and a number of cars including several Range Rover
jeeps, a Bentley Continental GT, and a top of the range
Mercedes.

In an interview with Punch, Arkwright said that the British
government remains in the possession of Ibori’s stolen loot.
“The UK has ensured that assets seized, confiscated or
forfeited that fall within Article 57 United Nations Convention
Against Corruption 2005 are returned to the country from
which they were stolen. We are working with the Nigerian
authorities to deliver an effective mechanism for the return of
stolen funds and assets from Nigeria.


“None of the money from Ibori’s confiscation has as yet been
returned; his confiscation hearing is scheduled to take place
later in 2016. Assets have been forfeited and confiscated from
linked trials and we are, through the Home Office, working on
the modality of their return, he said.


“The UK government does not aid corruption in Nigeria or
elsewhere. The arrest and prosecution of James Ibori in a UK
court demonstrates our commitment to this agenda.”

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British diplomat James Arkwright


Arkwright also refused to say whether the British government
will accede to President Muhammadu Buhari’s request for the
extradition of former petroleum minister Diezani Alison-
Madeuke.

Alidon-Madeuke remains embroiled in a corruption scandal
after being arrested by the British authorities on October 2,
2015.

“It is a matter of public record that £27,000 was seized from
Diezani Allison-Madueke at Westminster Magistrates Court
along with smaller sums from two other individuals, but we are
not providing any further detail at this time and it should not
be inferred that this relates to any previous statements made
by the UK National Crime Agency,” Arkwright said.

https://www.naij.com/684808-uk-not-ready-return-ibori-loot-high-commissioner.html

lalasticlala Mynd44

Hmn,
its better to be alive.

they've put it in fixed deposit so that they can make a lot of profit for the nigerian government and people.

they've put it in a fixed deposit account so that they can make a lot of profit for the nigerian government and people.

[size=15pt]Oyibio love money pass Igbo,

na so dem hold abacha loot there give us back small-small like sa na pocket money. thief in suit[/size]

This britons are crooks..using stolen wealth to develop their country.

They jailed him with just 10 charges and here in nigeria he got acquited with 170 charges on his head. Why should Buhari allow the incompetent judiciary to handle dasuki case?

Lalasticlala food don land

]Return it to who?
We don't have leaders who lead by example.
PMB daughter who is less than 23 years wear shoe that cost #192,000 and moves about in a bullet proof Mercedes Benz G wagon .
while the daughter of the UK prime minister wear a shoe that cost £35 pound and she moves in taxis and public train....

UK is actually one of the poorest countries in the world but package themselves and find a way to make african, arabs and asian looters and thieves bring their loots to invest in their real estate, sports, and education sectors. It's why they'll tax you to hell if you are working there as an immigrant. Every penny stays in.

The UK government is earning income from the confiscated assets while Deltans who it was stolen from are groaning under under-development.

The report didn't state that they shall not return the looted money because it is now rooted in UK