The former Governor of Delta state, James Ibori, was released from prison today despite the UK’s home office trying to shut down his freedom.
According to the Vanguard, He was released a few minutes past noon upon a court order and his release was confirmed by his media aide Mr. Tony Elumenor,
The news had first been broken by BBC reporter James Easton who took to his twitter to say, “High Court says convicted Nigerian fraudster James #Ibori must be released today despite Home Secretary attempts to detain and tag.”
Ibori was convicted on charges of fraud and was sentenced to a 13-year jail term. Whether he will return to Nigeria is unknown at this time.
