Nigerian politician owns up to corruption in UK court

LONDON (Reuters) - The former governor of a Nigerian oil state pleaded guilty in a British court on Monday to laundering millions of dollars in a rare case of a Nigerian politician being held to account for the corruption that blights Africa's most populous nation.

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Source: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/02/27/uk-britain-nigeria-ibori-idUKTRE81Q1ZE20120227?feedType=RSS&feedName=domesticNews

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