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Former Baylesa Governor, Chief Diepreye Solomon Peter Alamieyeseigha died in a Port Harcourt Hospital on Saturday, October 10, 2015 after suffering a cardiac arrest.

Pro-APC news media carried the news last week that the British Government had re-opened its case against Alamieyeseigha and extradition request had been made to President Buhari. To the extent that some of them, in announcing his death had mentioned that he died because he was fearful of being extradited to the UK where he would have been jailed.

Sahara Reporters in an obituary for Alamieyeseigha Saturday reported, “The former Governor returned from Dubai recently as it emerged that the government of the United Kingdom requested his extradition over an unfinished corruption and money laundering cases. The request, which had been criticized by Ijaw groups loyal to the former Governor, was seen as a political vendetta by the President Buhari Administration.”

These reports were ignited by an interview granted to Sun Newspapers by the British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Andrew Pocock, in which he said that Alamieyeseigha has an outstanding case of money laundering to answer in the UK. “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,” the envoy remarked.

“We have already discussed it and the Nigerian government knows our views. But we would like to see him return and answer the charge in the UK,” Pocock maintained in the interview.

APC chieftain and chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee on Corruption, Professor Itse Sagay, was quoted in the media saying that “President Buhari-led government is prepared to assent to the request of the British Government as the United Kingdom has every legal right to demand for the extradition of the former Bayelsa State Governor”.

Prominent Ijaw leaders and groups in reaction to his death have accused the All Progressives Congress and the Federal Government led by President Muhammadu Buhari of hounding the man whom his affectionately called, Governor General of Ijaw Nation to death by pursuing after him to extradite him to the United Kingdom to face crimes of which he had been convicted, jailed, and released in Nigeria.

Upon the death of the former governor and agitations from Ijaw groups and leaders that his death is connected to these reports, United Kingdom’s High Commission in Nigeria has swiftly denied that its government had re-opened the case of money-laundering against Alamieyeseigha and that there was any request before Buhari to return the former Bayelsa Governor to the UK to face charges.

The High Commission called the reports “a rumour in its entirety” and there was “no renewed move to reopen the case” and said that the Nigerian media got carried away by the interview granted by the British Envoy to Nigeria, Andrew Pocock because there was a new government.

Excerpts from the ThisDay report below:

A senior officer of the Commission, who spoke confidently and on anonymity on telephone in Abuja, said the information is a rumour in its entirety, adding that the Crown Prosecution has not tabled any extradition request on Alamiesyeseigha, to the High Commission.

While responding to whether it is true that that the Crown Prosecution Service of UK, has made any formal request for Alamieyeseigha’s extradition, she said the Crown Prosecution Service more often do not often give or confirm information on such matters.

She however disclosed that there is no renewed move to reopen the case. “As you know, the immediate past High Commissioner, Sir Andrew Pocock, before he left Nigeria, had in an interview averred that the manner in which Alamieyeseigha escaped from UK, made him a wanted a person.

“But as you know and with the new government of President Muhammdadu Buhari, in place, the media is presenting it as if the UK has said that we need this man. There is no such thing as moves for his extradition or of anybody or organisation to recall his extradition to UK,” she said. “Like you know, the media find such issues interesting. They just jumped to and start publishing the way they like, without clarifications from the High Commission.”

In September 2005, Alamieyeseigha (then the Bayelsa State governor) was detained by the London Metropolitan Police on charges of money-laundering.

http://www.thetrentonline.com/alamieyeseigha-uk-high-commission-denies-presenting-extradition-request-buhari/

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Vinshu:
Gosh! Is it a big deal?

I'm sure she won't have spent more than $9.99 for that and here you are trying to read something to it.

It's still same your type that will come back here to say "girls have nothing to offer".. "girls are gold diggers " etc. . Now some chick did something you are here trying to decode a meaning for it.

Lol grow up and be a man dude as you suck right now for this post.

stop running your mouth like a vacuum cleaner, i said i was shocked a girl could do that, am not tying to say she is trowing herself at me and yes it is a big deal... such gestures must be applauded... am very sure you have not even bought a handkie for a guy thats why ur blood is boiling.

HungerBAD:
Means nothing.

Friends can give each other little gifts. The things I read here some times, why do Nigerian men feel they are God's gift to women? Any little gesture of friendship is always, misconstrued as SHE wants me.

Maybe the Chocolate expire date don near, and she dey find who to give before it spoil.

Lol buh we know Naija babes dont do this things nah, am not saying she wants me, am just shocked and i dont wanna be assuming the things

gab264:
She migth sees it as guys favourite.
I don't see it as a big deal anyway.
jux enjoy yaa tin.

I never told her i liked chocolates, are u sure its not a big deal? i dont want to start getting the wrong impression and then hit a rock then i make my move, these girls in nigeria like sending wrong signals

STFUareyouGod:

Help me tell misspicy that am not her enemy though things went south with us... that does not mean she should be acting like i dont exist.

Yesterday i hooked up with this young lady i met on facebook
couple of weeks back. she was looking eh eh and sweet to
my greatest surprise she said she got my something when
i asked her what it was she brought out this long bar of chocolate,
i was shocked, Please guys I want to know what it means when a lady
buys a guy chocolate, though she is not the first lady to shower me with gifts
buh this one caught my hearth.

Answers please!!!

misspicy:
only when u are truthful with your gender,i hate transgenders,they look like cathlyn to me

Shawty killed the nigger here.....

STFUareyouGod:
see as you carry me join body take derail this lovely thread

Am the king of derailing.....

STFUareyouGod:
if I'm below adulthood, then yur an infant

ok nah rest i accept

Buhari go school?
wetin him sabi

STFUareyouGod:
pic or

Lets stick to the OR

not everything a parent tell their kids...

When you get to adulthood you would see for yourself

lol.........

i remember one yoo
back in the days of vikings**

about the tribunal

STFUareyouGod:
misspicy see your life

Have you had it before?

Word on the street****

STFUareyouGod:
you never know with missspicy. She might have nice yansh

nah that yansh is a merry go round...

So cute, buh why are there living in a uncompleted building are there homeless? or is the owner homeless?

STFUareyouGod:
go and sleep joor. Make I see front

Wetin u wan see for front no better yansh for here

Go tell police

STFUareyouGod:
maybe.
E pain am

pain ni penalty ko

STFUareyouGod:
cuz the (F) is as useless as woman wrapper like yourself


Btw, it's not MONICA, it's MONIKER

Am sure your a primary school dropout

the police should be disbanded
the guy above me had or still has a small preek**

Typo in the headline

*Wated*



Nna that is past tense


What is the latest?

STFUareyouGod:
Jesus Christ! _gay alert! Are you gay?

Why is tha (F) sticking out of you Monica? useless mbaka

Keep wasting our money....

God is watching

May the story of Alams not befall you

madridguy:
Its unfair, nobody holy pass atleast respect his status.

What status? is he a hero? what Good did he do? please he died like a rat... he died a troubled man, in pains and in fear of the law.... if he made clean money he would still be breathing this sweet oxygen

STFUareyouGod:
just go claim your prize don't forget to drop me something

My price would be you entering a cap come down to lekki and have dinner with me this friday

*Not all guys love the coke bottle shape speak for yourself.




Nice*** you dont wanna invest for another man to chop
i feel you pains bro!!!!

its a hard one here... i remember dating a girl that told
me anything u do for a woman take it as u are doing it for God and
dont expect anything in return.... help the poor girl out if she knew better
she would be dating u and not some poor dude that is using love and sweet
words to wash her fish brain...

He did well..
Better than buhari that couldnt visit the scene
of the bomb blast in Abuja.....


I never wanted to make FTC
Now i would look like a jobless guy*

STFUareyouGod:
Wetin pain me? I just don't get

E concern me

STFUareyouGod:
congratulations! You just won yourself £50million. You can go cash it in bank with this post

E pain am!!! Dont hate on a brother, i have room to carry you along...