Emmanuel Udaughan cautions Ibori’s visitors
*James Ibori
(Nigeria) Former Governor of Delta, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan, has said that people going to London to see his predecessor, Chief James Ibori, and posting pictures and comments about him, are creating more problems for him.
Uduaghan, who stated this in a Facebook post on Tuesday,
asked those involved to “stop it.”
Ibori, who was the governor of the oil-rich state between
1999 and 2007, was released from a United Kingdom prison on Wednesday after
serving a concurrent13-year jail term for money laundering.
The Southwark Crown Court jailed him on April 17, 2012 after
he pleaded guilty to a 10-count charge of money laundering and conspiracy to
defraud.
Since his release, friends, family member and political
associates have been paying him visits in his London home, where he is under
house arrest pending the conclusion of his asset confiscation case.
A video of one of such visits which has been trending on
social media shows a Senator from the state, Peter Nwaoboshi, boasting about
how Ibori “installed” governors and lawmakers from prison.
The video immediately drew public criticisms with many
already calling for Ibori’s extradition and further prosecution in Nigeria.
Uduaghan wrote: “For those going to London to see Chief
James Ibori and posting pictures and making comments, please stop it.
“We appreciate your love for him but you can go quietly
without the unnecessary publicity.
“You are creating more problems for him than you can ever
imagine.
“Nigeria is a complex country and you must understand and
respect people’s sensibilities.”
Uduaghan, who is Ibori’s first cousin, is largely blamed by
many for the latter’s travails.
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