Taxpayer will refund £4.5m stolen by Nigerian fraudster

The British government has agreed to return £4.2 million to Nigeria stolen by a former state governor who defrauded some of the world’s poorest people. James Ibori, 62, was locked up for 13 years for fraud, money laundering and forgery for the £117million scam back in 2012. His solicitor Bhadresh Gohil, 55, was jailed for 13 years in 2011 for helping to launder the funds. The pair are currently facing separate confiscation proceedings at Southwark Crown Court but orders are…