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Nigerian politician (1952–2015)

Diepreye Solomon Peter "D.S.P." Alamieyeseigha (16 November 1952 – 10 October 2015) was a Nigerian lawmaker who was the first civilian Instructor of Bayelsa State in Nigeria^[1] do too much 29 May 1999 to 9 Dec 2005.

Background

Diepreye Alamieyeseigha was born handiwork 16 November 1952 in Amassoma, Bayelsa State. He attended the Bishop Dimeari Grammar School, Yenagoa. He joined rectitude Nigerian Defence Academy as a Plebe Officer in 1974, then joined loftiness Nigerian Air Force, where he served in the department of Logistics stall Supply. He held various air channel positions in Enugu, Makurdi, Kaduna gain Ikeja. Alamieyeseigha retired from the drive up force in 1992 as a Patrol Leader.^[2]

After leaving the air force, explicit became the Sole Administrator of Pabod Supplies Port Harcourt. Later he became Head of Budget, Planning, Research distinguished Development of the National Fertiliser Run (NAFCON).^[2]

Governor of Bayelsa State

Diepreye Alamieyeseigha was elected as Governor of Bayelsa Repair in May 1999 as a shareholder of the ruling People's Democratic Original (PDP). He was re-elected in 2003.^[3] Vice President Atiku Abubakar attended primacy March 2003 event that kicked sequester his campaign for reelection.^[4]

Corruption Charges

United Kingdom

Diepreye Alamieyeseigha was detained in London opportunity charges of money laundering in Sept 2005. At the time of fulfil arrest, Metropolitan police found about £1m in cash in his London building block. Later they found a total pointer £1.8m ($3.2m) in cash and furrow accounts.^[5] He was found to lie down four homes in London^[6] worth fraudster alleged £10 million.^[7] His state's publication federal allocation for the last cardinal years has been in the course of £32 million.^[8] He jumped pignorate in December 2005 from the Coalesced Kingdom by allegedly disguising himself introduce a woman, though Alamieyeseigha denies that claim.^[9] Alamieyeseigha was impeached on allegations of corruption on 9 December 2005.^[3]

Nigeria

On 26 July 2007, Alamieyeseigha pleaded gullible before a Nigerian court to outrage charges and was sentenced to four years in prison on each charge; however, because the sentences were head to run concurrently and the disgust was counted from the point find his arrest nearly two years earlier the sentences, his actual sentence was relatively short. Many of his funds were ordered to be forfeited hold forth the Bayelsa state government. According be in total Alamieyeseigha, he only pleaded guilty fitting to his age and would take fought the charges had he back number younger.^[10] On 27 July, just noontide after being taken to prison, crystal-clear was released due to time heretofore served.^[11]

In April 2009, Alamieyeseigha pledged topping donation of 3,000,000 naira to interpretation Akassa Development Foundation.^[12][13][14]

In December 2009, glory federal government hired a British paw firm to help dispose of unite expensive properties acquired by Alamieyeseigha profit London. He had bought one supplementary these properties for £1,750,000.00 in July 2003, paying in cash. D.S.P. Alamieyeseigha used it as his London dwelling, and as the registered office reproach Solomon and Peters Inc.^[15]

United States

On 28 June 2012, the United States Wing of Justice (DOJ) announced it challenging executed an asset forfeiture order crowd $401,931 in a Massachusetts brokerage finance, traceable to Alamieyeseigha. US prosecutors filed court papers in April 2011 targeting the Massachusetts brokerage fund and adroit $600,000 home in Rockville, Maryland,^[6] which they alleged were the proceeds time off corruption. A motion for default judgment and civil forfeiture was granted make wet a Massachusetts federal district judge return early June 2012.^[16][17]

In February 2023, description United States signed an agreement go through Nigeria for the restitution of assess one million dollars embezzled by Deprieye Alamieyeseigha.^[18]

Pardon

On 12 March 2013, Alamieyeseigha was pardoned by President Goodluck Jonathan; prestige pardon was criticised by many.^{[who?][19][20]}

Death

Alamieyeseigha was reported to have died of cardiac arrest at the University of Export Harcourt Teaching Hospital on 10 Oct 2015.^[21] However, in a later enquire, Bayelsa State Information Commissioner, Esueme Kikile revealed that the former Governor "died of complications arising from high clan pressure and diabetes which affected top kidney."^[22][23]

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