The united Sates has criticized Nigeria for granting a pardon to Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, former governor of Bayelsa and political associate of the president.
In a Twitter post on Friday, the US embassy in Nigeria said it was "deeply disappointed" over the pardon to Alamieyeseigha, impeached and then sent to jail during the Obasanjo presidency for stealing billions of his people's money.
