On
my blog dated 14th October, 2014, titled: ‘SO PRESIDENT JONATHAN CAN NOW ASSISTS TO UNRAVEL THE DEATH OF
ALAMIEYESEIGHA'S SON? WHAT ABOUT TOBA FALODE AND OTHERS? http://t.co/JcNsSpibll In which i wrote that ‘’ the question that is begging
for an answer inside me is why is it that when something tragic happened to the
Politicians or moneybags in Nigeria that is when our government issued press
released?
Lots of Nigerian youths have been murdered outside this country, to my amusement, Nigerian embassy in these countries refused to come up with any condemnation not to talk of government of Nigeria!
The most recent is that of Oloruntoba Oluwadamilola Falode, a 19 year old Nigerian student the only son of AIT Sports broadcaster and Confederation of African Football (CAF) executive, Aisha Falode, who was murdered in Dubai on the 15th of February 2014 ;nobody feel concerned then because they have no personal political gains to get or score with his death!!!
Lots of Nigerian youths have been murdered outside this country, to my amusement, Nigerian embassy in these countries refused to come up with any condemnation not to talk of government of Nigeria!
The most recent is that of Oloruntoba Oluwadamilola Falode, a 19 year old Nigerian student the only son of AIT Sports broadcaster and Confederation of African Football (CAF) executive, Aisha Falode, who was murdered in Dubai on the 15th of February 2014 ;nobody feel concerned then because they have no personal political gains to get or score with his death!!!
Festus
Keyamo, SAN,in a press statement he released noticed that ‘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?’
Read below
Keyamo’s press released:
It is with a
heavy heart and sadness that we received the news of the untimely death of a
citizen of Nigeria in Dubai, Mr.Oyamuyefa
Alamieyeseigha. It is particularly painful to note that he died in
his prime and under questionable circumstances. 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 Alamieyeseighawould 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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