Judge absent in Nigerian embezzlement case

The former governor of oil-rich Delta State, James Ibori, is on trial accused of embezzling millions of dollars in state funds during eight years in office from 1999-2007.

But the court failed to sit Monday because Justice Marcel Awokulehin, who was to hand down a ruling, was attending a conference in western Nigeria's Kwara state, a court registrar told AFP.

The next session has been set for December 4, he said.

It was the second postponement in the trial this month. The case was previously adjourned from November 6.

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