He stepped out of the Huntercombe prison gates in the early afternoon Wednesday, December 21, 2016. He looked so much his ebullient self.
James Ibori was ushered into waiting arms of his lawyers and a few associates. He had actually discouraged a huge number of friends, associates, family members already in London trooping to the prison town to receive him.
Even the news of his release he had not wanted public but for the social media that went to town with it.
Soon, formalities were concluded. And the brief entourage took off to hit London before 8pm.
The destination was his elder sister’s Christine Ibori Ibie home in Wembley. All the while, the sister’s house had been a Mecca of sorts. Right there waiting to receive him were Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly, Hon. Monday Igbuya, Senator Peter Nwaoboshi and former Secretary to Delta State Government, Comrade Macauley Ovuzorie. The Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, South South, Emma Ogidi and Head of Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission, DESOPADEC, Chief Wilson Oki were also there among many others.