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Disgraced former governor of Bayelsa State, Chief Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, was in the helicopter that crashed late this afternoon in his home state, killing Governor Patrick Yakowa of Kaduna State and immediate past National Security Adviser (NSA), Gen. Andrew Owoye Azazi (retd.), News Express has been told.

“I understand that Alamieyeseigha was in the ill-fated flight,” a source who is also a prominent politician said.

Four days ago, President Goodluck Jonathan, who served as deputy governor to Alamieyeseigha, publicly acknowledged him as his political benefactor despite the latter’s removal from office and conviction for corruption.

Born in November 16, 1952 in Amassoma, Ogboin North Local Government Area, Bayelsa State, Alamieyeseigha was a Squadron Leader in the Nigerian Air Force and went into politics upon his retirement in 1992. He was elected Governor of Bayelsa State in May 1999 as a member of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and re-elected in 2003 but was impeached on allegations of corruption on December 9, 2005 – succeeded by Jonathan.

He had been detained in London on charges of money laundering in September 200

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