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A former Nigerian governor jailed in the United Kingdom for laundering embezzled state assets was unlawfully detained as prosecutors tried to claw back millions of pounds before releasing him last year, a court ruled Monday. James Ibori admitted using U.K. and U.S. bank accounts to move nearly £50 million in stolen funds, less than one-third of the amount estimated by London police to have gone missing. He was released from jail in December after serving roughly half of the 13-year sentence he received in February 2012 following his extradition from Nigeria. A High Court judge said Monday that the U.K....