After four and half years in prison, former Governor of Delta State, James Onanefe Ibori, Wednesday regained his freedom at the Royal Courts of Justice in London. An appeal judge, Mrs. Justice May, ordered the Home Office to immediately release him. Ibori had already served more than half of the sentence he was given in April 2012, when Southwark Crown court judge, Anthony Pitts jailed him for money laundering charges, after he pleaded guilty a day to the commencement of the jury trial. Biut there are speculations that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), may nab him on return at any of the nation’s airports for several pending cases or possible continuation of appeal over his initial matter at Benin Court of Appeal. Besides, Oghara Town is agog as several hectres of land had been cleared ahead of plans to celebrate his return. It is not yet clear when he will touch down on Nigerian soil, family sources say they are still monitoring what is in the mind of the current federal government.
