12 Facts About Diepreye Alamieyeseigha

Diepreye Alamieyeseigha was born on 16 November 1952 in Amassoma, Bayelsa State.

Diepreye Alamieyeseigha joined the Nigerian Defence Academy as a Cadet Officer in 1974, then joined the Nigerian Air Force, where he served in the department of Logistics and Supply.

Diepreye Alamieyeseigha held various air force positions in Enugu, Makurdi, Kaduna and Ikeja.

Diepreye Alamieyeseigha retired from the air force in 1992 as a Squadron Leader.

Diepreye Alamieyeseigha was elected as Governor of Bayelsa State in May 1999 as a member of the ruling People's Democratic Party.

Diepreye Alamieyeseigha was detained in London on charges of money laundering in September 2005.

Diepreye Alamieyeseigha jumped bail in December 2005 from the United Kingdom by allegedly disguising himself as a woman, though Alamieyeseigha denies this claim.

Diepreye Alamieyeseigha was impeached on allegations of corruption on 9 December 2005.

On 26 July 2007, Diepreye Alamieyeseigha pleaded guilty before a Nigerian court to six charges and was sentenced to two years in prison on each charge; however, because the sentences were set to run concurrently and the time was counted from the point of his arrest nearly two years before the sentences, his actual sentence was relatively short.

Diepreye Alamieyeseigha used it as his London residence, and as the registered office of Solomon and Peters Inc.

On 12 March 2013, Diepreye Alamieyeseigha was pardoned by President Goodluck Jonathan; the pardon was criticised by many.

Diepreye Alamieyeseigha was reported to have died of cardiac arrest at the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital on 10 October 2015.