Sadly,Rowland Nakanda, allegedly an in-law to former Delta Governor, James Ibori has been sent to jail for money laundering.
Rowland Nakanda, a Nigerian national, had previously been found guilty of two counts of money laundering following a month-long trial at Southwark Crown Court and was sentenced today, Friday, 24 July.
The investigation into Nakanda commenced during the wider inquiry into the corrupt activities of the former governor of Delta State in Nigeria, James Ibori, between 1999 and 2007.
Nakanda, 54 (29.01.61) of Tyne Gardens, South Ockendon in Essex is the older brother of Teresa Ibori, James Ibori’s wife. James and Teresa Ibori were convicted of fraud and money laundering in 2012 and were sentenced to a total of 18 years’ imprisonment for corruption.
Following the conviction of the Iboris, the Nakandas became guardians of the Ibori’s three children. Police identified that the Ibori children, despite their parents’ convictions, were being educated at a private school and it was established that Nakanda had continued to pay the considerable school fees. Enquiries revealed that he had paid the fees to the school’s bank account in cash over the counter through his local Lloyd’s bank in Grays, Essex.