James Ibori, a former governor of Nigeria's Delta state, has been ordered by a UK judge to hand over £100m ($130m) that he is accused of having stolen, the Reuters news agency reports.
Ibori was convicted in London of fraud and money laundering in 2012. After serving some of his sentence in a British prison he is now back in Nigeria.
The judge said that Ibori had to pay the money immediately or face jail once again, Reuters says.
Ibori had earlier told Reuters that he would be appealing the court's decision.
DISCLAIMER: The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.
Latest Stories
-
We lack the political will to fight illegal mining – Awula Serwah
3 mins -
Decision to name Kumasi Airport after Otumfuo Nana Agyeman Prempeh I wasn’t difficult – Akufo-Addo
12 mins -
Ghana’s aviation sector has fully recovered from the impact of COVID-19 – Akufo-Addo declares
17 mins -
Foreign sports content in Ghana behind cedi depreciation – FA Cup Chairman
18 mins -
GIFEC trains 2,500 women in ICT
21 mins -
Keeping interest rates ‘unnecessarily high’ will make Ghanaian cedi suffer more – Togbe Afede to BoG
23 mins -
African legends paved the way for us – Kudus
27 mins -
US says Israel may have violated international law in Gaza
1 hour -
869 births registered in 2022 were to mothers under 15 years old – Births and Deaths Registry
2 hours -
We will improve the aviation sector – Akufo-Addo
2 hours -
For every death recorded in 2022, 13 births were recorded – Births and Deaths Registry
3 hours -
We will incentivise churches to complement government efforts – Bawumia pledges
3 hours -
I commit to make KNUST one of the best in the world- Otumfuo Osei Tutu II
3 hours -
Government urged to rethink strategies in the fight against galamsey
3 hours -
Dagbon Overlord assures National Security of utmost vigilance in Northern Region
4 hours