James
Ibori who was convicted in the United Kingdom for stealing millions
belonging to his people while as a Governor has revealed more details
about his release from UK prison.
Former Governor of Delta State, James Ibori
Former Governor of Delta state, James Ibori on Monday said he was
not deported from the United Kingdom, contrary to media reports. Ibori
returned to Nigeria on Saturday after completing his jail term in the UK
where he was convicted of stealing millions as a governor of his state.
Speaking through Tony Eluemunor, his media assistant, Ibori said no
document exists anywhere in the world to suggest that he was deported.
The statement reads in part, “Ibori wishes to correct the
impression created by some news reports that he was deported from the
UK. Even though I had wanted to publicise my return to Nigeria so that
wrong meanings would not be read into the public interest.
“I knew what my presence in Nigeria would elicit, and also
because I never wanted any crowd that would gather because of me to
disturb a single Nigerian in the course of their duties, all my efforts
to keep the trip secret failed. The airline that brought me into Nigeria
is public knowledge.
“So, it would be easy to verify that I was not deported because
the deporting country’s officials would always hand over deportees to
the Nigerian Immigration officials and documents would also be
exchanged.
“Those who have chosen to report lies, and claim that I was
deported know that no document exists anywhere in the world to back up
those malicious claims.”
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