FG should be held responsible for Alamieyeseigha’s death says Ijaw groups

Reactions by pan-Ijaw groups have continued to trail the sudden death of former governor of Bayelsa State, Chief Dieprieye Alamayiesiegha, with a common stand that the Federal Government should be held responsible for the incident.

In their separate statements on Sunday, the groups said the recent extradition notice purportedly issued by Britain on the former governor aggravated his health condition that resulted in his eventual death.

The Ijaw Heritage and Cultural Club based in the United States in its statement said it was shocked beyond words by the news of the sudden death of Alamasieyiegha and regretted the circumstances surrounding it.

It noted in the statement signed by Prof. Julius Eteli that Alamayiesiegha’s death was curious, given the fact that he regularly received medical treatment abroad, adding that the former Governor General of the Ijaw nation had actually returned from such medical trips in Dubai believed to have been facilitated by the Bayelsa State Government.

Eteli said, “From available reports, the Bayelsa State Government has always been of assistance to him, taking care of his medical bills and upkeep. The question is, how can a man who had just returned from Dubai having been attended to by experts die so suddenly?

“Clearly, it must have been the report of his extradition to the UK that must have triggered his health condition for the worse and the sudden death.”

He, therefore, said the federal government should be held responsible for the death of Alamayiesiegha, noting its alleged role by instigating the British authorities to issue an extradition notice.