Britain writes FG, requests ex-convict Alamieyeseigha’s extradition to London
The United Kingdom has said that it has not given up on its efforts to extradite former Bayelsa State governor, Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, back to Britain to face trial, the Sun Newspaper is reporting today.
The UK said it had already contacted the Federal Government requesting Mr. Alamieyeseigha’s extradition, and was awaiting a response to the request.
The British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Andrew Pocock, told the paper in an exclusive interview that the former governor, who recently got state pardon from his criminal conviction in Nigeria, still has an outstanding case of money laundering to answer to in the UK and that the UK government will not give up until Mr.
Alamieyeseigha is brought to justice.
Mr. Alamieyeseigha, then a serving governor, made a dramatic escape from the custody of the British authorities when he fled back to Nigeria from detention in September 2005. He would later be convicted on similar money laundering charges on July 26, 2007 in Nigeria after he was impeached as governor.
Although his recent state pardon by President Goodluck Jonathan hit the UK authorities as a rude shock, Mr. Pocock dismissed insinuations that London was planning to sanction Nigeria over the matter. According to him, “that is not the way we do things”.
The High Commissioner also revealed that UK had earlier requested for Alamieyeseigha’s extradition, but did not get any response.
Mr. Pocock said the UK had asked the Attorney General and Minister for Justice for Alamieyeseigha’s extradition and was still awaiting his position on the issue when President Goodluck Jonathan all of a sudden announced he has been extricated of all wrong doing via the state clemency.
The move to pardon him even when the application for his extradition to Britain was still pending was like daring the applying nation that feels strongly that Alamieyeseigha has a case to answer in their country.
According to Mr. Pocock, “The former governor skipped bail in the UK on a charge of money laundering and returned to Nigeria. So, he has an outstanding charge in the UK, which is there for him to answer.
We have already discussed it and the Nigerian government knows our views. But we would like to see him return and answer charge in the UK.”
On UK’s past and present efforts to see that Alamieyeseigha is extradited to the UK, Mr. Pocock said: “Yes. I think we asked in the past. I am very sure we asked in the past. But I am not sure we got a formal response. So, we are still waiting for a formal response from the Nigerian government.
We have asked the Attorney General. He will have to tell us what his position is on extradition. I haven’t had a reply yet, but we still wait for it,” the British envoy added.

“Yes. I think we asked in the past. I
am very sure we asked in the past.

You are not even sure. What exactly is his crime in Britain? because I learnt he was framed!

No sauce... oppps sorry I mean source

Anyway what's the use of having Alamasiegha here sef. Abeg PMB send the guy back joh, can't stand seeing a thief walking free just like that

ODUBEZE:
“Yes. I think we asked in the past. I
am very sure we asked in the past.

You are not even sure. What exactly is his crime in Britain? because I learnt he was framed!

U mean door frame

Anoda buari stupid fan....Apc e no go work for una

OP, do the needful. I hate 'sauceless' omelette

a man should answer for his crimes. be That man an APC or PDP man but how many britons have answered for their crimes against nigeria, particularly the state of britain in the colonial times? i don't see why we should surrender a governor to a foreign authority, it isn't a question of APC or PDP, The man was a governor of a Nigerian state and should only be tried and sentenced in Nigeria. The brits wouldn't surrender such a person to a foreign authority.

wahala

ODUBEZE:
“Yes. I think we asked in the past. I
am very sure we asked in the past.

You are not even sure. What exactly is his crime in Britain? because I learnt he was framed!

If he was framed, why not go to British courts and prove he was framed?

His crime was; he jumped bail. So until he goes back to UK to answer the charges, he is a fugitive.

Our mumu lawyer go go defend the man.

ODUBEZE:
“Yes. I think we asked in the past. I
am very sure we asked in the past.

You are not even sure. What exactly is his crime in Britain? because I learnt he was framed!

Yeah...framed mugshot of the criminal a clueless President pardoned!
There is no end to GEJ's pervasion of the system.

JingoOAU:


U mean door frame

Pix frame... No mind that guy.

Very good, I hope FG accepts the request, Nigeria cannot have an ex convict in the senate, it's insane

Booked

OP, you are clever by half. You copied an article from 2013 and deliberately removed the link so that people won't see the date.

[size=16pt]The article is from 2013[/size]

http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/127349-britain-writes-fg-requests-ex-convict-alamieyeseighas-extradition-to-london.html

sunnyb0b0:
OP, you are clever by half. You copied an article from 2013 and deliberately removed the link so that people won't see the date.

[size=16pt]The article is from 2013[/size]

http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/127349-britain-writes-fg-requests-ex-convict-alamieyeseighas-extradition-to-london.html

I forgot the sauce in the market....biko wait..ayam coming

JingoOAU:


I forgot the sauce in the market....biko wait..ayam coming

You forgot to edit this part off since there's no attorney general yet

We have asked the Attorney General. He will have to tell us what his position is on extradition. I haven’t had a reply yet, but we still wait for it,” the British envoy added.

Ok

einsteino:
a man should answer for his crimes. be That man an APC or PDP man but how many britons have answered for their crimes against nigeria, particularly the state of britain in the colonial times? i don't see why we should surrender a governor to a foreign authority, it isn't a question of APC or PDP, The man was a governor of a Nigerian state and should only be tried and sentenced in Nigeria. The brits wouldn't surrender such a person to a foreign authority.

I hate the insult we Africans get from the West but I guess its all our fault.