The ex-governor of Delta State, Chief James Onanefe Ibori, has been placed under house arrest in London after being released from prison, where he spent six years following his conviction for stealing and laundering Nigeria’s money.
Ibori was jailed for 13 years but was due for release on Tuesday, December 20, 2016 upon serving full six years.
Latest reports indicate that the London court which released him on Wednesday morning has restricted his movement to his St. John Wood’s residence.
In addition, Ibori will be reporting to the London Metropolitan Police every week, the reports said.
The influential politician is due back in court next month for deportation hearing. He is also facing an assets confiscation hearing for the sum of £18 million which the UK government sees as “proceeds of crime.”
Ibori, a former London store cashier, was jailed for fraud totalling nearly £50 million in April 2012.
He evaded capture in Nigeria after a mob of supporters attacked police but was arrested in Dubai in 2010 and extradited to the UK, where he was prosecuted based on evidence from the Metropolitan Police.