Convicted former Delta state governor, James Ibori is set for the courts on Thursday, after he filed an appeal to have his prison term slashed.
The case at the Royal Courts of Justice on the strand, London will be heard by Lord Justice Tracy and Mr. Justice Edwards-Stuart.
Mr. Ibori was sentenced to 14 years in jail by a Southwark Crown Court Judge in 2012 after he pleaded guilty to stealing about $250 million which he laundered through banks in the United Kingdom.
James Ibori’s sister, Christine, his wife, Theresa and his mistress, Udoamaka, were also convicted and jailed for five years each for acting as accomplices.
The former state governor on the 27th of February, plead guilty to 10 counts of money laundering and fraud totaling £50milion.