Oyoms Alamieyeseigha, 24, the
second son of the former governor of Bayelsa State, Diepreye S.P.
Alamieyeseigha. The source disclosed that the former governor’s son died in
Dubai in what appeared to be a freak accident in one of the plush apartment
rented by the sacked former governor in Dubai. His body was found in the
corridor of the appartment by the security men guarding the apartment.
“We are hearing that Oyoms
[Alamieyeseigha] just suffered an accident in one of his father’s houses in
Dubai and died just like that,” our source said. He said the deceased was a
student in Dubai.
Former Governor Alamieyeseigha was
sacked as governor in December 2005 shortly after he mysteriously returned from
the UK where the police had arrested him for allegedly possessing more than one
million pounds sterling in his home.
He pled guilty to six counts of
corruption and money laundering and was sentenced to two years on each count.
However, he hardly spent any time in jail because he was given credit for time
served from the moment of his detention.
British and US authorities
initiated legal processes to seize millions of dollars in cash and real estate
held by former Governor Alamieyeseigha in their countries.
In March 2013, President Goodluck
Jonathan, who was the deputy governor during the administration of the
former governor, granted him presidential pardon for his conviction. It
is believed that Alamieyeseigha retained most of the funds he looted during his
years as governor.
Source: Sahara Reporters
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