Former Delta State Governor, James Ibori, on Saturday evaded the huge crowd waiting for him at Osubi Airstrip, outside Warri and arrived his Oghara hometown through the Benin Airport.

The crowd of enthusiasts, including politicians and traditional rulers, had waited for him at Osubi from about 10am, following information that the former governor was to arrive from Abuja through the airstrip.

However, the waiting crowd was informed of the change in the flight of the former governor at about 2:30pm and told he had already landed in Benin, Edo state, a 30 minutes drive to his Oghara hometown.

The change in travel itinerary of the former governor sparked a mild drama at the airport as the waiting crowd, on hearing the new development, went into a frenzy, scampering to leave the airstrip, heading out to Oghara.

At Oghara, a carnival-like crowd awaiting the former governor made free movement impossible. Chief Ibori was shielded into his home by some of his close associates.

He landed the town at about 3:40pm.

The Nation