gbanikiti: DEPORTEE FROM KENYA SPEAKS

*Kenyan deportee: How Kenyans deported me in chattered aircraft

Nigerian Kenyan-based businessman, Anthony Chinedu Ifedigbo was recently deported to Nigeria via a chattered aircraft under controversial circumstances. He had lived in Kenya for about 18 years with a flouring business, including a four-star hotel with 40 suites, as well as five lovely children.

In this interview, the Anambra State indigene claims the aircraft used to deport him and other two Nigerians had been grounded at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, and calls on the Nigerian authorities to intervene as many Nigerians are still being unjustly detained in that country. He also alleges that the issue of his deportation was orchestrated by his estranged Kenyan wife, Joyce, in connivance with a popular Kenyan politician, Rapheal Wanjala, with the sole aim of grabbing his property worth millions of dollars..

Why were you deported from Kenya?

The issue about my wrongful deportation started some years ago when I had a misunderstanding with my ex-wife and later separated. It was over infidelity on the part of my wife. She was having extra-marital affair with a popular Kenyan politician at my back. And when I found out, I divorced her, after which she connived with the man and started fighting over my property that is worth over $5 million. So, in 2008, they wanted to deport me through illegal means, but the Nigerian Ambassador to Kenya at that time, Ambassador Nwigwe, intervened and stopped them. He countered whatever gimmick they introduced to deport me. Since then, they have been putting me and many other Nigerians through series of traumatic experiences. It has really been hellish for Nigerians in that country since the current Kenyan President came to power. They even accused us of supporting ODM Lila Odinga. But that is very untrue, because we never participated in Kenyan politics directly or indirectly. We did not sponsor any candidate. We only engaged in genuine business, investing in their economy and even providing jobs for their citizens.

How did they carry out the operation?

They burst into my house, armed to the teeth and said they were policemen. They numbered about 25 fierce-looking men. That is how they usually harass Nigerians. They would ransack your house without your supervision and by the time they leave your house every valuable is gone. They picked me up early morning on Sunday, May 26, 2013, as I set out for the gym, and that was the last time I saw my family. They detained me till Monday when they finally deported me via a chattered flight. They seized my three iphones, those of my wife and my friends that were in my house. They then took us to an isolated place and kept me incommunicado without food, bathing water and ventilation. I saw hell, my brother. In fact, they treated me like an animal, just as they also did to other Nigerians, and made it difficult for the Nigerian Embassy officials to know where we were. They would not contact the Nigerian Embassy before bundling her citizens into the plane back to Nigeria. I think it is disappointing the way these African countries insult our great country. But I commend the decision of the Nigerian authority to ground that controversial chattered aircraft. That plane would be enough to pay for my property. I can even forget about pressing for other damages because I don’t even want to go back to that country. A sensible people should be wooing honest and successful legitimate investors into their country, but the Kenyans are chasing away those helping in developing their country. All I want is my money. And like I said, the grounded plane can pay my money. I therefore, use this medium to ask the Nigerian government to investigate and confirm that I have been doing legitimate business in Kenya over the years and that I am worth the property I am claiming. I need our government’s assistance just as all Nigerians resident in Kenya at this moment. The Nigerian High Commission in that country does not know the details of what is happening because of the way they carry out the operation.

How did your deportation relate to the misunderstanding between your wife and you?

Like I said earlier, she was involved in a secret relationship with that politician, who was using government machineries to intimidate, deport me and take over my property and other investments. That was why they chattered a flight of not less than N15 million to deport an individual.

How many other Nigerians have been deported apart from you?

Over 20 Nigerians have been deported, and as I am talking to you, more are still awaiting deportation in their detention camps. These are people that own huge properties and strong asset base running into millions of dollars in that country. And the plan of the Kenyan elite is to take over everything. You can verify all I am telling you. One Peter Atuenyi, who was deported alongside five others yesterday (June 6), is worth millions of dollars in Kenya. These are people that started from the scratch and God blessed our efforts. Peter is well-known both in Nigeria and Kenya yet, like me, they bundled him out of that country like a terrorist.

What charge were pressed against you people?

Usually, they would brand you a drug trafficker. That is their major weapon because, once an individual is branded a drug peddler, some people would easily write the person off without even giving him a chance to explain or defend himself. But drug dealers are not even deported; they are tried in that country and jailed. And I have it on good authority that unless you can prove that somebody is a security threat to your country, you don’t deport people carelessly like that.

Is it true that Kenyan women married to Nigerians in that country usually hatch such deportation plots in order to corner their husband’s property?

That their women find your property attractive should not warrant them to brand you a drug dealer. No. It is an insult for a country like Kenya to start attacking citizens of a big brother country like Nigeria in that manner. Both the Nigerian government and people must rise to defend our citizens.

Clampdown on Nigerians in Kenya


http://sunnewsonline.com/new/cover/clampdown-on-nigerians-in-kenya/

yeboyes: [b]Story story! The fact that he is an Anambra boy makes me believe he is a Drug Baron.Just go to South Africa and see how Igbos of Anambra extraction are dealing in drugs.The same Anambra boys own almost 40% of the hotels in Hillbrow ( a drug dealing zone).These are where they stash their drugs and conduct their business.These Anambra boys operate like the Chinese Mafia in South Africa.They are into every crime imaginable,Drug Dealing ,Prostitution rings,419 e.t.c you will find Anambra boys there.Just ask any body in South Africa about Mariston Hotel or Mimosa Hotel.The South African Government had to shut down Mimosa hotel because of complaints they received from concerned South Africans.The hotel was inhabited by Anambra boys and a was drug and prostitution haven.They even have documentaries on Youtube where these Anambra boys were openly confessing to dealing drugs on CAMERA!

They have a tight network all over Africa from Nigeria to Kenya all the way to South Africa.It is the same network of boys.There is no smoke without fire ,if they say they found drugs in his house i believe the Kenyan police.I know Nigerians who have been in Kenya for more than 15 years and they have never had any problems with the police.As ususal these Anambra Igbos always bring shame and dishonour to the Nigerian name.All those people being deported are his colleagues in the drug game.

You should see what kenyans are saying about this guy on twitter ,he is a well known drug dealer who loves bragging about his crimes in the club situated in his hotel.These Anambra igbos boys like to pretend like they saints but those of us in Diaspora see what they are doing every day.When they arrest them in South Africa ,they start crying and pretend to be victims even when they are caught red handed with drugs.If this guy was doing a legit business there is no way they could have treated him like this.The reason they are trying to steal his property is because he can not give account of how he got the money to build or buy the hotel.What business was he doing before he bought the hotel? That is the question they must ask him.

He should not come here and try to garner sympathy when he is a bonafide hardened criminal.Go to thailand & Malaysia,the same boys are there getting killed everyday by the locals because they always get into crime.They are not capable of living a honest life ,all they want is to make quick money so they they can get chieftaincy titles in their Village.Useless bunch of morons who are disgracing our country everywhere they go.

Nairalanders should not fall for all this cry baby stories.If any of you come to South Africa and see what Anambra Igbos are doing here,you will instantly tear your Nigerian passport.Their crimes here is just sickening and will bring tears to the eyes of even the strongest man.That is how bad it is.There is a reason why South Africans dislike Nigerians so much,it is because of these guys who have completely decimated any good reputation we had in this country.

These guy never respect their host country,they just do as they like and cause trouble all the time.Almost every months 5 to 8 igbos are shown on SABC News and reported as crimnals who were arrested for drug dealing.It is very depressing to say the least.I do not blame these African countries who now treat Nigerians badly.If we were in their shoes and someone came to Nigeria to misbehave like this ,we will do worse.It is high time Nigerians stop defending crimnals in the name of National pride.We should speak condemn this hardened crimnals who do not show any sign of stopping their criminal activities and who do not care what damage they do to our country's image.It is because of them that we are searched like dogs at Airports all over the world.

Based on my experience in Diaspora ,if you behave and obey the laws of your host country ,the police will never visit you at home or your office.If you are clean no one can intimidate you or bully you in diaspora.However if you are involved in crimes or hangout with bad gangs,you will be visited by the Police on the regular.Show me one law abiding Nigerian in Diaspora who has been mishandled by Diasporan police,show me just one? If you get to a foriegn country ,make sure your papers are in order and never engage in any criminal activity.If you follow those simple rules ,you will be fine.All these people who get into trouble are either in the country illegally or up to no good.That is the bonafide fact.
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Kenyanstar: KENYA AND ITS SUPERIOR MILITARY MIGHT...

I would not like to under estimate Nigeria and Nigerian's in anyway but comparing it to Kenya in military parlance is taking a joke too far. Kenyan's military presence has and will only be for the betterment and enhancement of East and
Central Africa's security concerns. [url]https://www.nairaland.com/51356/nairobi-photos-kenya-beautiful-east/133 [/url] . The Kenyan state and its security apparatus is equal to non in Africa considering the fact that it has single handedly fought off the terrorism and decay in government security in Somalia. It has managed in liberating what was thought to be impossible to be achieved. Currently the development being witnessed in Somalia is significant in that it might end up overtaking countries like Nigeria due to its strategic location as the horn of Africa. Kenya is home to millions of refugees who have been displaced by war. Victims from as far as Rwanda, Uganda, Angola, Somalia, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Eritrea, South Sudan, Sudan and Chad have found refuge and security in Kenya due to their internal conflicts. The UNHCR has estimated that thousands of Nigerians are in Kenya either seeking asylum or living illegally. Kenya is doing far better in economic terms compared to Nigeria with Kenya boasting of the best infrastructure which includes a very good road network.... https://www.nairaland.com/51356/nairobi-photos-kenya-beautiful-east/128 . I dont want to brag but despite you guys boasting of the millions of dollars you get from oil revenue, how much actually benefits the common man in Nigeria. You can even go the step further and suggest that a single state in Nigeria has the GDP of Kenya. But can you compare that with what Kenya has enhanced with the little it gets. Britain has no Oil but it is far Richer than Nigeria. UAE has no oil but in only a decade it has managed to prove that with sustainability you can surpass expectations of other countries.
TO THOSE WHO STILL DOUBT THAT KENYA IS A COUNTRY ECONOMIC MOBILITY CAN CHECK FOR THEMSELVES.... https://www.nairaland.com/51356/nairobi-photos-kenya-beautiful-east

I wonder why the KENYAN currency is stronger than Nigerian currency... giANT of Africa indeed!!!!!!

PDPwayoo:


This story is 100% correct. Im not from Igbo neither do i live in Kenya. A girl from Kenya told me this story online last month.
According to the girl, Kenyans like to make stories related to drug and 419 to victimize our guys there.

This Guy have night club but i dont know if is 5 star or any star hotel.

Prof Corruption: Yeboyes,

Thank you. ( I prefer you replace Anambra and Igbo with "some Nigerians" in your comment)

I watched with utter consternation how well informed folks on this forum wrote politically correct comments without hitting the nail on the head-giving a fair description of what's bad! This is obviously a wealthy guy who could easily hire the best of lawyers to defend himself, a guy whose children are Kenya citizens yet spewing unbelievable nonsense about some schemes to take over his business-in a country he had lived for about twenty years, yet no personal friends, business associates fighting on his side! He must be the most hated person in the world.

And the plan of the Kenyan elite is to take over everything. You can verify all I am telling you.

henrychubayo: HE SHOULD REPORT THE MATTER TO THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND THRU THE AMBASSADOR, HIS CASE WILL BE TAKEN UP. IN AS MUCH AS GOVT IS BAD, BUT I NO THEY USED TO HAVE SYMPATHY IN THIS KIND OF CASE THAT THEY DO ANYTHING POSSIBLE TO GET IT DONE. THE CASE ABOUT THE KILLED NIGERIA BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE WAS FILED BY SOME GOOD NIGERIANS WITH THE HELP OF THE NIGERIA HIGH COMMISSION IN PRETORIA. HOWEVER, I HAVE ONE ADVICE FOR YOU, SELL THOSE PROPERTIES AND BRING YOUR MONEY HOME AND INVEST IN YOUR HOME TOWN.

daz_york:
Please keep quiet and go drink cow blood you spear chucking plate lipped degenerate. Nigeria produces vehicles and has a space program and a nuclear program. We're in talks to start producing aircraft in our country which your Nigerian dependent national carrier will lease as it is too poor to buy outright as some of our local carriers do. So please shut up and sit down. The only common factor between Nigeria and Kenya is that we are both in Africa.
If you're looking for countries to compare to Kenya, go check Somalia and Western Sahara. Fool.

Gbawe:
Man mi, I cannot speak for others but there is nothing politically correct in my submissions. Take it from me that there is no expensive lawyer that can prevent injustice winning in some African Countries. Did you not read what I wrote about a Kenyan female court judge ordering the arrest and unjust imprisonment o a Briton to take over her business? You are dead wrong saying he is "spewing nonsense about some schemes to take over his business". Notice my first contribution here was to quote what is written below:



The guy is 100% correct with that assertion. I am not here to tell you Nigerians are not involved in unsavoury business but ignore the sheer wickedness and predatory immorality of other Africans at your own peril. The first land I bought in Ghana was as far back as year 2003. My wife is of Ghanaian origin but born and bred in the UK so we naturally purchased the land in her name. We had been travelling to Ghana and Nigeria together since around year 2000 visiting family. I simply analysed obvious data/information to note that the land, in an exclusive and historical part of Accra with finite availability , was good value at $6,000.000.

Within two years the land had appreciated in value considerably and the land owner, because I had done nothing on the plot, called me in the UK and told me to put up something because many of his friends were telling him to give the "Nigerian" back what "he paid" , when the land was now worth a lot more money, and sell the land to them. That was how predatorily heartless they were willing to be. He told me they bitched about how I could have such a valuable plot when I am a "foreigner" and they were more "entitled to it" - never mind they showed no foresight or proactive interest in buying the land he had previously advertised for a whole year and told all of them about !!!

The land owner told me all this because he is a former Europe-based diasporan (Belgium) who had moved back home to set up a car dealership business and we naturally had a lot in common since I used to travel to Belgium, from the UK, to buy left hand drive cars. Had he been so inclined, he could have done what they asked (since I had not fenced the plot and it was overgrown with weed at the time) and even claimed I forged the land registry documents and gotten me into serious trouble as many innocent Nigerians find themselves in !!! Nothing would have prevented me losing the plot if the land owner had being an ill-exposed and petty individual. This is only one of many personal examples. I can tell you of a Korean business man who set up a freight-forwarding business in Ghana. To 'circumvent' certain registration obstacles, he engaged a Ghanaian couple to front the business for him. The unethical duo actually schemed him out completely once the business was thriving. Today, they have run the business into the ground with incompetence.

Kenya is far worse than Ghana in my opinion. Make what you will of the guy but do not discount his talk that Kenyan elites engaged in a deliberate conspiracy to take over what he has built. He is right in that regard and they would have taken perverse pleasure in doing it too. Believe me.

Tony Spike: There is one thing I dislike about Nigerians on this forum. We are rapidly judgmental, credulous and incredibly sentimental.

[b]I'm in my office now and I mentioned this deportation story to my Kenyan colleague. To my amazement, He mentioned Chinedu's name even before I concluded the story. He told me this guy is a popular drug baron back in Nairobi, if not the most popular Nigerian. Everybody knows what He does in Kenya and He's a friend to some powerful interests in the government. Unfortunately, it seems the recent change in government in Kenya changed all His connections at the top. There are always two sides to a story, we only heard Chinedu's side of the story and everyone on Nairaland is bashing Kenya unnecessarily. It is imperative to get the true picture of a gist before we comment. Chinedu's travail in Kenya is similar that of His brother, Frank Nebolisa in South Africa. This is what you get when you indulge in shady and illegitimate business in another man's land. Unfortunately, there are many Nigerians aspiring to be the next Chinedus already embarking on such crazy journeys to Malaysia, Singapore, Spain, South Africa, India, Holland and even Kenya.[/b] Afterall, I must mek am before December...

Banku&Tilapia:

Is ur country nigeria any better wen it cums to ethics? Loudmouth creatures u spew nonsense about other countries whiles ur hell hole nigeria is up to no good apart from housing over 100 million up and coming armed robbers .........

Kenyanstar: Those hating KENYANS for being what they love and enhancing their culture are just being ignorant of the fact that Kenya is way better than they can ever be..... Having a space program or whatever you suggest as car assembly factory, what value does manufacturing add to the common man's state of affairs. Kenya and the people of this beautifull people and its government are rebuilding the country to prosperity for the benefit of its future generations.... take a look,

Gbawe:
Man mi, I cannot speak for others but there is nothing politically correct in my submissions. Take it from me that there is no expensive lawyer that can prevent injustice winning in some African Countries. Did you not read what I wrote about a Kenyan female court judge ordering the arrest and unjust imprisonment o a Briton to take over her business? You are dead wrong saying he is "spewing nonsense about some schemes to take over his business". Notice my first contribution here was to quote what is written below:



The guy is 100% correct with that assertion. I am not here to tell you Nigerians are not involved in unsavoury business but ignore the sheer wickedness and predatory immorality of other Africans at your own peril. The first land I bought in Ghana was as far back as year 2003. My wife is of Ghanaian origin but born and bred in the UK so we naturally purchased the land in her name. We had been travelling to Ghana and Nigeria together since around year 2000 visiting family. I simply analysed obvious data/information to note that the land, in an exclusive and historical part of Accra with finite availability , was good value at $6,000.000.

Within two years the land had appreciated in value considerably and the land owner, because I had done nothing on the plot, called me in the UK and told me to put up something because many of his friends were telling him to give the "Nigerian" back what "he paid" , when the land was now worth a lot more money, and sell the land to them. That was how predatorily heartless they were willing to be. He told me they bitched about how I could have such a valuable plot when I am a "foreigner" and they were more "entitled to it" - never mind they showed no foresight or proactive interest in buying the land he had previously advertised for a whole year and told all of them about !!!

The land owner told me all this because he is a former Europe-based diasporan (Belgium) who had moved back home to set up a car dealership business and we naturally had a lot in common since I used to travel to Belgium, from the UK, to buy left hand drive cars. Had he been so inclined, he could have done what they asked (since I had not fenced the plot and it was overgrown with weed at the time) and even claimed I forged the land registry documents and gotten me into serious trouble as many innocent Nigerians find themselves in !!! Nothing would have prevented me losing the plot if the land owner had being an ill-exposed and petty individual. This is only one of many personal examples. I can tell you of a Korean business man who set up a freight-forwarding business in Ghana. To 'circumvent' certain registration obstacles, he engaged a Ghanaian couple to front the business for him. The unethical duo actually schemed him out completely once the business was thriving. Today, they have run the business into the ground with incompetence.

Kenya is far worse than Ghana in my opinion. Make what you will of the guy but do not discount his talk that Kenyan elites engaged in a deliberate conspiracy to take over what he has built. He is right in that regard and they would have taken perverse pleasure in doing it too. Believe me.

Gbawe:
Man mi, I cannot speak for others but there is nothing politically correct in my submissions. Take it from me that there is no expensive lawyer that can prevent injustice winning in some African Countries. Did you not read what I wrote about a Kenyan female court judge ordering the arrest and unjust imprisonment o a Briton to take over her business? You are dead wrong saying he is "spewing nonsense about some schemes to take over his business". Notice my first contribution here was to quote what is written below:



The guy is 100% correct with that assertion. I am not here to tell you Nigerians are not involved in unsavoury business but ignore the sheer wickedness and predatory immorality of other Africans at your own peril. The first land I bought in Ghana was as far back as year 2003. My wife is of Ghanaian origin but born and bred in the UK so we naturally purchased the land in her name. We had been travelling to Ghana and Nigeria together since around year 2000 visiting family. I simply analysed obvious data/information to note that the land, in an exclusive and historical part of Accra with finite availability , was good value at $6,000.000.

Within two years the land had appreciated in value considerably and the land owner, because I had done nothing on the plot, called me in the UK and told me to put up something because many of his friends were telling him to give the "Nigerian" back what "he paid" , when the land was now worth a lot more money, and sell the land to them. That was how predatorily heartless they were willing to be. He told me they bitched about how I could have such a valuable plot when I am a "foreigner" and they were more "entitled to it" - never mind they showed no foresight or proactive interest in buying the land he had previously advertised for a whole year and told all of them about !!!

The land owner told me all this because he is a former Europe-based diasporan (Belgium) who had moved back home to set up a car dealership business and we naturally had a lot in common since I used to travel to Belgium, from the UK, to buy left hand drive cars. Had he been so inclined, he could have done what they asked (since I had not fenced the plot and it was overgrown with weed at the time) and even claimed I forged the land registry documents and gotten me into serious trouble as many innocent Nigerians find themselves in !!! Nothing would have prevented me losing the plot if the land owner had being an ill-exposed and petty individual. This is only one of many personal examples. I can tell you of a Korean business man who set up a freight-forwarding business in Ghana. To 'circumvent' certain registration obstacles, he engaged a Ghanaian couple to front the business for him. The unethical duo actually schemed him out completely once the business was thriving. Today, they have run the business into the ground with incompetence.

Kenya is far worse than Ghana in my opinion. Make what you will of the guy but do not discount his talk that Kenyan elites engaged in a deliberate conspiracy to take over what he has built. He is right in that regard and they would have taken perverse pleasure in doing it too. Believe me.

Kenyanstar: KENYA AND ITS SUPERIOR MILITARY MIGHT...

I would not like to under estimate Nigeria and Nigerian's in anyway but comparing it to Kenya in military parlance is taking a joke too far. Kenyan's military presence has and will only be for the betterment and enhancement of East and
Central Africa's security concerns. [url]https://www.nairaland.com/51356/nairobi-photos-kenya-beautiful-east/133 [/url] . The Kenyan state and its security apparatus is equal to non in Africa considering the fact that it has single handedly fought off the terrorism and decay in government security in Somalia. It has managed in liberating what was thought to be impossible to be achieved. Currently the development being witnessed in Somalia is significant in that it might end up overtaking countries like Nigeria due to its strategic location as the horn of Africa. Kenya is home to millions of refugees who have been displaced by war. Victims from as far as Rwanda, Uganda, Angola, Somalia, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Eritrea, South Sudan, Sudan and Chad have found refuge and security in Kenya due to their internal conflicts. The UNHCR has estimated that thousands of Nigerians are in Kenya either seeking asylum or living illegally. Kenya is doing far better in economic terms compared to Nigeria with Kenya boasting of the best infrastructure which includes a very good road network.... https://www.nairaland.com/51356/nairobi-photos-kenya-beautiful-east/128 . I dont want to brag but despite you guys boasting of the millions of dollars you get from oil revenue, how much actually benefits the common man in Nigeria. You can even go the step further and suggest that a single state in Nigeria has the GDP of Kenya. But can you compare that with what Kenya has enhanced with the little it gets. Britain has no Oil but it is far Richer than Nigeria. UAE has no oil but in only a decade it has managed to prove that with sustainability you can surpass expectations of other countries.
TO THOSE WHO STILL DOUBT THAT KENYA IS A COUNTRY ECONOMIC MOBILITY CAN CHECK FOR THEMSELVES.... https://www.nairaland.com/51356/nairobi-photos-kenya-beautiful-east

I wonder why the KENYAN currency is stronger than Nigerian currency... giANT of Africa indeed!!!!!!

Banku&Tilapia:

Is ur country nigeria any better wen it cums to ethics? Loudmouth creatures u spew nonsense about other countries whiles ur hell hole nigeria is up to no good apart from housing over 100 million up and coming armed robbers .........