Detectives in bribes allegations

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James Ibori was jailed for 13 years for laundering millions of pounds in the UK, as Mark Easton reports

This is my report on Scotland Yard investigating allegations of corruption against two police officers and a former detective inspector.

The allegations surfaced during a parliamentary hearing on the role of private detectives.

Officers investigating Nigerian fraudster James Ibori were accused of taking cash payments for information.

The former detective denied any wrongdoing; the two serving officers declined to comment.

You can read more about the investigation here.