An art teacher’s been jailed for selling £140,000 worth of art to Hezbollah. Oghenochuko Ojiri 53, of West London, was sentenced at the Old Bailey earlier today (Friday, June 6) after admitting eight counts of failing to make a disclosure during the course of business within the regulated sector.

Ojiri was arrested on April 18 2023 in Wrexham, Wales, the same day the UK Government announced sanctions against Nazem Ahmad, a wealthy art collector, based in Lebanon, suspected of providing funding to terror group Hizballah.

Officers seized a number of artworks belonging to Ahmad held in two UK-based warehouses. The art - which includes work from Picasso and Andy Warhol and was valued at almost £1 million - was seized on May 4 2023.

WhatsApp messages on Ojiri’s mobile from January 31 2020 sh

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