The British Government may soon begin to bar children of corrupt Nigerian politicians from its private schools.
This follows last month’s conviction of a former governor of Delta State, Chief James Ibori, by a London crown court for stealing millions of pounds from the treasury of his state and spending the same to acquire luxury items around the world.
Ibori was convicted and sentenced to 13 years in jail after he pleaded guilty to stealing and laundering over $80m.
He said, “We hope that, by tackling the likes of James Ibori, we’re saying to those stealing from the state purse,
You can’t have your children at private school in London.
You can’t have a multimillion pound house in one of the most affluent areas of London.
You can’t drive around in top of the range vehicles.
We won’t let you move money around to buy multimillion pound jets.”
The unit investigated the Ibori case for seven years.
“As governor of the oil-rich Delta State in Nigeria, James Ibori’s salary was only $6000 a year, yet he managed to afford luxury properties, fleets of Rolls Royces, a Bentley and a Maybach, first class travel, private boarding school fees and a private jet worth $20 million.”
The reportalso examined the role played by British banks in aiding Ibori to loot his state’s treasury as well as why Nigerian politicians find London an attractive location for laundered funds
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