James Ibori Deported To Nigeria, Arrested By DSS

Former Governor James Onanefe Ibori of Delta State, who was released from prison in the United Kingdom (UK) last December, has arrived in Nigeria after British authorities deported him. 

Mr. Ibori arrived at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja on Saturday morning without the knowledge of most of his associates or friends as his departure from the UK was determined by British authorities, rather than planned by the former governor turned convict himself.

Mr. Ibori arrived in Abuja unheralded, with no friends or family to welcome him at the airport. Instead, officials of the Department of State Service (DSS) picked him up. A DSS official told SaharaReporters that Mr. Ibori was still in their custody and was undergoing interrogation in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital city.