Delta State former governor, James Ibori is not happy and has lamented over the plan of a London court to confiscate £101.5 million belonging to him.

He said: “Finally, the shenanigans in the Southwark Crown Court are drawing to a close. Judge Tomlinson is due to make a confiscation order which should be both realisable and not punitive.”

“However, after what transpired in court today my hopes are rapidly fading for any degree of fairness.”

“In the 2years it has taken to write this judgment it seems apparent that he has forgotten many of the salient points and is prioritising expediency over justice.”

“The next step will be to take my fight for justice to the highest courts in the UK.”

This is coming after a state prosecutor on Thursday asked a London court to order the confiscation.

Lead prosecution counsel, Jonathan Kinnear told the court that the total amount that should be confiscated from Ibori was £101.5 million and that if he did not pay up he should be sentenced to between five and 10years in prison.

Judge David Tomlinson of Southwark Crown Court is expected to give his order on Friday or soon after hearing arguments from both sides.

Recall that Ibori was imprisoned in the UK after being charged with laundering a “corruptly acquired fortune”.

Ibori pleaded guilty in 2012 to 10 counts of fraud and money laundering and received a 13-year jail sentence.

Ibori, after serving half of his prison sentence in pre and post-trial detention, as is common, returned to Nigeria in 2017 and did not attend the recent hearing.