Nigeria: #PanamaPapers Uncovers How Ibori the Thief Organised Massive Stealing of Delta Funds

Former Delta State governor, James Ibori, established limited liability companies and foundations in secret offshore tax havens to hide some of the funds he looted from the state's treasury, a leak of secret tax documents has revealed.

Mr. Ibori, who is currently serving jail term in the United Kingdom after pleading guilty to fraud charges in 2012, enlisted his immediate family as beneficiaries of the offshore companies and foundations.

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