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| Nigeria drops big corruption case | Nigeria drops big corruption case |
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| A Nigerian former state governor accused of laundering millions of dollars has had all 170 charges against him dropped, officials say. | A Nigerian former state governor accused of laundering millions of dollars has had all 170 charges against him dropped, officials say. |
| The anti-corruption agency EFCC said a federal judge had quashed allegations against James Ibori, former governor of the oil-rich Delta State. | The anti-corruption agency EFCC said a federal judge had quashed allegations against James Ibori, former governor of the oil-rich Delta State. |
| The EFCC described the judgement as hazy and pledged to appeal. | The EFCC described the judgement as hazy and pledged to appeal. |
| International surveys frequently rank Nigeria as one of the world's most corrupt countries. | International surveys frequently rank Nigeria as one of the world's most corrupt countries. |
| The EFCC brought charges against Mr Ibori in early December 2007. | The EFCC brought charges against Mr Ibori in early December 2007. |
| In the same year a UK court froze assets allegedly belonging to Mr Ibori worth $35m (£21m). His official salary was less than $25,000. | In the same year a UK court froze assets allegedly belonging to Mr Ibori worth $35m (£21m). His official salary was less than $25,000. |
| Former EFCC head Nuhu Ribadu was removed from his post just two weeks after the charges were brought against Mr Ibori. | |
| Mr Obori is a strong ally of President Umaru Yar'Adua, while Mr Ribadu was seen as close to his predecessor, Olusegun Obasanjo. |