A family source has told SaharaReporters of the death of Oyoms Alamieyeseigha, 24,
the second son of the convicted 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 aprtment by the security men guarding the apartment SaharaReporters made several attempts to speak with Mr. Alamieyeseigha, but to no avail. The former governor hung up his phone as soon as our correspondent introduced himself as calling from SaharaReporters. However, our source said the former governor will leave Abuja for Dubai tonight to retrieve the body of his dead son.
“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 disgraced former governor, granted him presidential pardon for his conviction. It is believed that Mr. Alamieyeseigha retained most of the funds he looted during his years as governor.
