British Police Ready To Charge 3 More Ex Governors!

With the successful trial and conviction of Delta State Ex Governor James Ibori, it seems like the British Government is on a roll to seemingly achieve what the Nigerian Government has had difficulty doing .

On April 17 2012, Jame Ibori was sentenced to 13 years imprisonment for money laundering and theft of $250m and now, it looks like the British Government are going for others!

An undisclosed presidency source in Abuja, has said, that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, are assisting the London Met in their investigations

And they (London Metropolitan Police) are at the final stages of its investigations and are about to bring charges to three more ex-governors.

He said “Dariye, Alamie-yeseighie and another ex-governor from the South-East, have substantial evidence against them, but they are not the only ones on the list.

“The London Police are very thorough. Most of the time, it is not about how fast you can finish investigating a case, but waiting for substantial evidence is important so that you can have a successful trial.

“If you look at the Ibori case, you will understand how international fraud cases are conducted.

“A lot of international co-operation is involved because the evidence needed are scattered all over the world.

“But we have enough now for the prosecution of the three I have mentioned. We just need to settle a few things before their cases go to court.

“Nigeria and Britain have an existing Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty; therefore, getting the suspects to the UK won’t be a problem.

“It was through such assistance that the Ibori case was put to a logical conclusion.”