SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 06, (THEWILL) – Mr. Bhadresh Gohil, the London lawyer of former Delta State Governor, Chief James Ibori, today in a Southwark Crown Court pleaded guilty to money laundering and conspiracy charges in a V-Mobile shares fraud.
Bradresh is being tried alongside Chief James Ibori; former Akwa Ibom State Governor, Obong Victor Attah, former Delta State Commissioner for Finance who was also Principal Secretary to late President Yar’Adua, Mr. David Edevbie; a close business associate of Chief Ibori, Mr. Henry Imasekha; Love Jakovo, and two foreign nationals; Lambertus De Boer, and Daniel McCann.
Only McCann and De Boer, who are also facing forgery and counterfeiting charges, were in court at today’s first day of trial. Attah, Edevbie, Imasekha, Ojakovo were not in court and did not have legal representation, a source in court told THEWILL.
They are all accused of conspiracy and theft in the structured sale of Delta State and Akwa Ibom State Government shares in V-Mobile, a mobile telecommunications company which offered GSM mobile services, where about $37m USD was stolen and diverted to a company called African Development Finance Co before funds were disbursed to various firms including an aviation company for the purchase of a jet for Chief Ibori.
Mr. Bradesh had been convicted a few weeks ago alongside Chief Ibori’s wife, Mrs. Nkoyo Ibori on charges of money laundering and conspiracy to commit fraud.
Mr. Bradesh has not been sentenced but remains in custody.
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