Breaking News: D.S.P. ALAMIEYESEIGHA impeached

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A Nigerian state governor who was charged with money laundering in the UK has been impeached in his oil-rich home state of Bayelsa.
Diepreye Alamieyeseigha has lost his immunity from prosecution and has been arrested by police.

He has always said he is innocent of charges that he laundered £1.8m ($3.2m) found in cash and bank accounts.

The BBC's Abdullahi Kaura Abubakar in Yenagoa says there is a heavy security presence on the streets of the city.

The governor is being held at the police headquarters, he says.

Seventeen out of the state assembly's 24 members voted in favour of impeachment.

Mr Alamieyeseigha is facing allegations of fraud by a special anti-corruption court sitting in the northern city of Kaduna.

He is also on the run from the British authorities after he jumped bail last month in London, where he's been charged with money laundering.

Last week, he was suspended from the ruling party

Courtesy: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/4513172.stm

Not just impeached as of right now he has been arrested

and taken to an unknown destination as of mid day 9th Dec. 2005.

Yesterday a London court ordered for his arrested. so will he be taken there?

This is a drama with a good ending. Alamco should go rot in the British prison

mmmmmmmmmmmh.....Now a sigh of relieve. That man is simply a criminal. Thank God if it is true.

lagbaja:

This is a drama with a good ending. Alamco should go rot in the British prison

Lagbaja, he should be made to serve his jail term in Nigerian highly degraded prisons cos he contributed to the poor state of our prisons, so he should also taste it afterall Obasanjo himself went to Nigerian prison.

Yemstrad , I agree with you, Perhaps he should be placed next room to Tafa Balogun, so they can share the same plate of beans
but my fear about the Nigerian justice system is that it might take several years before we get justice and the process could also be armtwisted by the powers that be. he may just be served some lousy 6 months like Tafa and come out to scorn the public afterwards.

na wa. i'm sure the gov will serve his prison term in london if convicted.

'Good riddance to bad rubbish'.. This will serve as a warning to others who think their political posts are their birth rights.

Well gud guys i think going over there is far better for him,than to stay in Nigerian prison.what do u think?

Britain has failed us first time, I don't think it will be wise to trust them again. He should be prosecuted in Nigeria

In the first place It's good to hear that the self proclaim "governor general" is arrested.
But we hope it will not bee an issue of ONLY six months in prison at the end.

We don't care. As long as he is able to return all the money he ate and the other governors start realising that they will actually be prosecuted.

Read: http://www.thisdayonline.com/nview.php?id=35271

That bastard will serve as a scapegoat. I hope this serve as a deterent for other governors.

finally... but i think all this is happening to him cos he aint an Obasanjo boy

@ Timmy, make you just look for one corner go rest ooo. No make me vex for here ooo!

I know quite well that it will be difficult for the EFCC to probe all crimina leaders in Nigeria at once.
I commend their offort on this D.S.P issue.But to me it really seems they are selective with whom
they investigate. Honestly this is a fact that most not be ignored.

Actually, the EFCC has declared its intention to prosecute 2 other governors

Can this be true or a propaganda?
If It is true, kudos to Bayelsans.
I'm happy about the development.

Now the whole world will take us serious that we are at hell bent to fight curruption to some extent.

Alamieyeseigha Impeached, Arrested
By Paul Ohia and John Iwori in Yenagoa, 12.09.2005

Bayelsa State governor, Diepreye Alamieyeseigha has been impeached. He has also been arrested by the police. 17 members of the state House of Assembly who sat in Yenogoa under tight security voted for his removal. It could be recalled that the Bow Street Magistrate Court, yesterday issued a warrant for the arrest of Governor Diepreye Alamieye-seigha of Bayelsa State for failing to appear before it at the resumption of his trial over alleged money laundering.[b] With the issuance of the international warrant of arrest, the International Police (INTERPOL), can arrest Alamieyeseigha anywhere, except in Nigeria where he has immunity as provided in section 308 of the 1999 constitution. At the resumption of the trial yesterday, the prosecuting counsel from the Crown Prosecution Services, Mr. Mark Ludcraft, told the court that Alamieyeseigha must be presumed to have jumped bail since he had not reported to the Paddington Police Station since November 18. He, therefore, asked the court to issue a warrant for his arrest. Alamieyeseigha who was arrested in London on September 15 by the Metropolitan Police was, on October 11, admitted to bail on six conditions by a Southwark Crown Court. Among other conditions, he was asked to report daily to a police station, and barred from traveling outside London. But on November 18, the governor breached one of the bail terms by failing to report at the Paddington Police Station. Four days later, he returned to Nigeria in controversial circumstances, sparking off mixed reactions about the propriety of his action. The governor breach of bail terms and his dramatic return to the country had engendered series of events with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) submitting an indictment to the Bayelsa House of Assembly, which on November 22 served him an eight-point impeachment [/b] notice.

The Federal Government on November 28 increased the pressure on Alamieyeseigha by filing a 19-count charge at the Code of Conduct Tribunal, accusing the embattled governor of false declaration of assets, corrupt enrichment and abuse of office. Meanwhile, the seven-man impeachment panel investigating allegations of gross misconduct leveled against him yesterday began its proceedings at Yenagoa behind closed door. The panel, which was inaugurated on Monday by the state Chief Judge, Justice Emmanuel Igoniwari, met in the Conference Room of Creek Motel, Yenagoa, where armed security men disallowed members of the public, including newsmen from gaining access to the hotel�¢??s premises. When THISDAY visited the hotel yesterday, a security operative manning its main entrance turned the correspondent back, saying he had no instruction to allow anyone except members and officials of the panel to attend its proceedings.  Efforts to reach some of the panelists also proved abortive, as their phone lines were not going through. Impeccable sources, however, said the freezing of the state accounts in commercial banks, as well as the non-release of its November allocation from the Federation Account was taking its toll on the panel, as the investigative body was said to be having logistic problems due to lack of funds.  In a related development, the Secretary to the Bayelsa State Government, Dr. Steve Azaiki, has been reportedly detained by security operatives. Azaiki, who is a bosom friend of Alamieyeseigha, recently dropped out of public glare. He was said to have been arrested by plain cloth security operatives early this week in Lagos while on his way to the United States of America (USA). An aide of the SSG who confirmed the arrest of his boss said Azaiki was sick and had been hospitalised at St. Nicholas Hospital, Lagos. According to him, Azaiki has been taken away to a detention center in Ogun State.

Please someone to clarify this.

Has he been impeached and arrested or it's just december fool?

@GP, i think this is for real!
I for one am very happy and indeed at ease to know that Nigeria actually does take a stand against such crimes(somewhat). with the immunity issue being a re-occuring theme, I had at first concluded that it will end up being one of those cases where the offender is let off the hook, but i was proven wrong and i am indeed impressed. He got what he deserved and so i feel no sympathy for him what so ever. I just hope and Pray that other cases of Money Laundering, and other atrocities will be taken up too and those found guilty of such crimes be given the punishment they deserve.

Greatpeter:

Please someone to clarify this.

Has he been impeached and arrested or it's just december fool?

My brother i fear oooooh. How could he have been impeached when the panel set up to investigate him has just sat for barely 2 days.

Let's find out well before we start rejoicing. I pray God almighty let this be true. it's something to celeberate.

Well.. this is the first step...

Next step, trial and imprisionment.. hopefully not for 6 months...

Then..

GET DARIYE ! ! !

hmmm

This is good news to all political aspirants and current seat holders, no one is above the law and I commend the present administration for making this guys a scape goat to others. Maybe the elected officials will start doing the jobs they were elected to do it the 1st place and quit worrying about looting.

if its true good, cos dat man has sinned against man and humanity

Obasanjo's government is poised to curb corruption in this country. If our past and present corrupt rulers can be arrested and prosecute them for the crime they committed in office,whatelse does it take to achieve probity and accountibility in this country?.DSP should be made to pay for the shame he brought to Bayelsa state and Nigeria in general.

The only question I keep asking myself is what will happen after Obasonjo? is the EFCC still gonna be in effect or will the be another organization responsible for checking all the mis appropriation of funds and looting?

DSP Alamieyeseigha going back to london is a waste of time. Federal government via EFCC should handle him the way they did to Tafa. Let them recover all the money he looted and send him to jail.

CimonJorr:

Well.. this is the first step...

Next step, trial and imprisionment.. hopefully not for 6 months...

Then..

GET DARIYE ! ! ! 

and Gov Jolly Nyame after that!!!!