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FACING THE LAW! Here Are Nigerian Ex-Governors Who Have Been To Prison
Oct 30, 2020
Nigeria's political scene has been heavily laced with corruption scandals. While many have gone scot-free after a field day of looting, there were those who did not escape the long arm of the law.
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Below are 7 of Nigeria’s former governors who have been to prison either within Nigeria or outside the shores of Nigeria for corruption-related offences.
1. Lucky Igbenedion
Lucky Igbenedion was a former governor of Edo state and the first Nigerian ex-governor to be convicted of looting public funds. The EFCC charged him with 142 counts of corruption amounting to $24 million (£12m) using front companies.
Lucky entered a plea bargain with the commission in 2008 and refunded a fraction of the amount he was said to have embezzled – and went home.
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2. Diepreye Alamieyeseigha
Late Diepreye Alamieyeseigha was an ex-governor of Bayelsa state. He was sentenced to two years in jail in 2007 on charges of corruption and money laundering. He served just days of his sentence after spending nearly two years in detention awaiting trial.
Alamieyeseigha was originally arrested in London in 2005, but he skipped bail and escaped back to Nigeria dressed as a woman. He was later impeached on the charges at home and authorities made efforts to seize much of his British property. He was reported to have died of cardiac arrest at the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital on the 10th of October 2015.
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