PRESS RELEASE ON
THE PAINFUL DEATH OF OYAMUYEFA ALAMIEYESEIGHA AND THE DOUBLE STANDARD OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IN RESPECT OF SUCH INCIDENTS
We send our heartfelt
condolence to the Alamieyeseigha family and pray that God grants them
the strength and fortitude to bear the loss.
However, we note the
swiftness with which the Federal Government responded to this sad and
painful news with a call on the U.A.E authorities to fish out the
killers of Mr. Oyamuyefa Alamieyeseigha.
However, whilst this action of the Federal Government is commendable, it smacks of double standards. Recall that on 15th
of February, 2014, Toba (Tyler) Falode was also murdered in hazy
circumstances in Dubai. Recall also that the mother, Aisha Falode took
it upon herself to carry out some discreet investigation into those
circumstances and has since been crying out for justice for her son. Up
till this minute, the Federal Government has not issued a single
statement calling on the U.A.E authorities to fish out the killers of
Toba Falode.
The Federal Government
has played the ostrich in the case of Toba, leaving the mother and
family grieving alone. The question is, with the swift response in the
case of Oyamuyefa Alamieyeseigha, does the Federal Government value the
lives of some of its citizens more than others?
More importantly, it
must be said that it is the lukewarm attitude of the Federal Government
towards the earlier cases of Nigerians murdered abroad like the case of
Toba that has emboldened foreigners in foreign lands to snuff the lives
out of Nigerians without any qualms. If the Federal Government had shown
more interest in the case of Toba, perhaps the precious life of Mr.
Oyamuyefa Alamieyeseigha would have been saved.
We hope this is a bitter
lesson to the Federal Government and we hereby re-iterate our call on
the Federal Government to show more interest in the quest to find the
killers of Toba Falode and bring them to justice.
Thank you.
FESTUS KEYAMO, ESQ.
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