{"id":32095,"date":"2014-10-13T17:33:39","date_gmt":"2014-10-13T16:33:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=32095"},"modified":"2014-10-13T17:33:39","modified_gmt":"2014-10-13T16:33:39","slug":"alamieyeseighas-son-killed-dubai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/alamieyeseighas-son-killed-dubai\/","title":{"rendered":"Alamieyeseigha\u2019s son killed in Dubai"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Son of a former Governor of Bayelsa State, Chief Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, Oyoms, has been killed in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.<\/p>\n<p>Oyoms, said to be the second to the last son of Alamieyeseigha, fondly called the \u2018Governor-General Niger Delta,\u2019 while he was a governor, was killed on Saturday in the\u00a0Middle East country.<\/p>\n<p>Sources familiar with the development alleged on Monday that the deceased\u2019s death was a case of assassination.<\/p>\n<p>Two different versions have been given concerning where the former governor\u2019s son was killed.\u00a0The first version, our correspondent learnt, was that Oyoms was found dead by the staircase of his father\u2019s house in Dubai.\u00a0However, the second version alleged that the deceased\u2019s body was found in his hotel room in Dubai, giving impression that he might have been assassinated.<\/p>\n<p>It could not be established whether Oyom\u2019s father, Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, had traveled to Dubai to take possession of his son\u2019s body.<br \/>\nIndication that he might not have traveled emerged when he responded to a text message sent to his mobile phone on Monday at\u00a012noon.<\/p>\n<p>Though it was later learnt about 2pm that he was headed for Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory, in company with one of his older sons, to probably board a flight to Dubai.<\/p>\n<p>In his response to the enquiry on the incident, Alamieyeseigha simply said, \u201che was killed in Dubai.\u201d<br \/>\nHowever, as of the time of filing this report, the circumstances leading to Oyom\u2019s death remained sketchy.<br \/>\nPUNCH<\/p><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Son of a former Governor of Bayelsa State, Chief Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, Oyoms, has been killed in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. 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