The confiscation hearing of the assets of former Nigerian governor, James Onanefe Ibori continued in London today, with the court shown footage of a palatial property built in Nigeria for him. The mansion built for the jailed former governor, has marble columns and a private gym, that offered a glimpse into the lifestyle of Nigeria’s ruling class. The opulent mansion staffed by cooks, maids and chauffeurs was just one of a portfolio of properties across the world worth over $10 million in total that Ibori acquired while governor of oil-producing Delta State from 1999 to 2007, Reuters reported. Footage of the property at Clement Isong Street in Abuja, taken by Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) when it searched the home this year, revealed a level of luxury unimaginable to most of Nigeria’s 170 million people.
Posted on: Wed, 18 Sep 2013 16:54:40 +0000
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