Death of Alamieyeseigha son causes double standard in Nigeria.

A Lagos lawyer, Mr. Festus Keyamo, yesterday accused the Federal Government of double standard in its prompt intervention in the death of Mr. Oyamuyefa Alamieyeseigha, son of former governor of Bayelsa State, DSP Alamieyeseigha, in Dubai.

In a statement yesterday commiserating with the Alamieyeseigha family, Keyamo said the swiftness with which the Federal Government responded with a call on the UAE authorities to fish out the killers of Oyamuyefa Alamieyeseigha, was commendable. He, however, expressed shock that the Federal Government has refused to intervene in the death of another Nigerian, Toba Falode, who died in similar circumstances in Dubai on 15th February, this year.

He said: ''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?''