A Niger Delta right activist, Ms Annkio Briggs is accusing the All Progressives Congress-led government of killing Chief Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, a former governor of Bayelsa state.

According to Briggs, Alamieyeseigha died from the psychological torture and emotional stress he was subjected to, following recent move by the British government to extradite him back to London to face corruption charges, Daily Trust reports.

She explained that the ex-governor was away on a medical trip in Dubai when report of the move to extradite him to the UK came up.

Briggs said: “There were plans to arrest him in Dubai, so he hurriedly returned to Nigeria. As soon as he came back, he was hounded by agencies of the federal government until he became ill.

“Alamieyeseigha was granted pardon by the federal government having lost almost all his property, yet they connived with British government to extradite him over an issue that has been settled.”

The activist lamented that the federal government was gradually killing Ijaw people through orchestrated psychological torture.

“They have succeeded in killing Alamieyeseigha and they are presently hounding Diezani, but they will not succeed,” she stated.

Briggs noted that there were so many corrupt Nigerians who looted the nations dry and are roaming the streets free without any harassment.

She said the Ijaw group would not sit and watch while its people were being hounded to death.

She warned the federal government not to bother sending any condolence message to the family of Alamieyeseigha as it will be rejected.

The former governor died at the weekend at the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital. He was said to have slipped into a coma two days to his death and was placed on life support. Esueme Dan-Kikili, the Bayelsa state commissioner for information, confirmed that he had died after a cardiac arrest.

Condolence messages have been pouring in for the ex-governor. Lai Mohammed, the publicity secretary of the APC, condoled with the Bayelsa state government over his death, praying that his family would find comfort in their moment of sadness, as well as the strength to bear the loss of their loved one.

Reacting the demise of Alamieyeseigha, the Peoples Democratic party said it was still in shock over the news, describing the development as deeply saddening.

Words from a dreamer in the fools paradise! !!

Abacha did not steal money-----Buhari quote, when it favour Buhari APC is lost of revenue as is in NNPC when it is in the other way round it is fraud

sammyj:
Words from a dreamer in the fools paradise! !!

Since the issue of extradition came up, the FG and the security agencies haven't even as much as commented on the issue. So, what is this woman talking about?

'so many corrupt Nigerians who looted the nations dry and are roaming the streets free without any harassment' ....True talk.
Lots have their loots in UAE............

Thief na thief, weather Ijaw thief, hausa thief, igbo thief, etc. All na thief! An Ijaw man was president for 6 years, what stopped him for locking up "non-ijaw" thieves?