Delta govt, FG battleover Ibori's $15m

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Delta govt, FG battle over Ibori's $15m

BY IKECHUKWU NOCHIRI

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•Money exclusive property of Delta State — Counsel •FG asks court to grant it ownership of money

PLAYING WITH FIRE!

BUJA—THE Delta State Government has gone before the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja to challenge moves by the Federal Government to claim the $15 million allegedly given to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, by the jailed former Governor of the State, Chief James Ibori, who left ofice in 2007. The state, via an appli-

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