doctokwus:

Your father,mother and your generation both born and unborn are cursed.Run along and go lick the a rse of your fishermen kindred.

You Are Very Very Wicked and Heartless,,,, what right and Mannerism do you have to Insult his Parents huh ,,.? Who brought you up must be questioned ,,,, the guy insulted you , why didnt you insult him in particular or you ignore him ,.,,, You better stop dis Thrashy Attitude of Yours or else it will land you where you will for ever more Regret.

Who are you calling touts, inbred? Europe-trained engineers? The owners of the waters are securing their waterways, and you're there in the desert ranting. Park well, joor before I burst your head.

doctokwus:
This is one of the most painful and callous actions of the GEJ government.For a govt to willingly approve and allow militants to use such military hardware in our territorial waters,under whatever guise, while we have a functional navy,is nothing but bigotry taken to nauseating heights.
I guess those Norwegian officials involved would have either resigned,are facing prosecution,or both.
As for tompolo and his gang of touts with d clueless one at d top, judgement day awaits them soon. We cannot practically incapacitate our navy while arming a bunch of touts and thugs.

ebukaOtika:



You Are Very Very Wicked and Heartless,,,, what right and Mannerism do you have to Insult his Parents huh ,,.? Who brought you up must be questioned ,,,, the guy insulted you , why didnt you insult him in particular or you ignore him ,.,,, You better stop dis Thrashy Attitude of Yours or else it will land you where you will for ever more Regret.

You are a confirmed fool.Why didn't you chide him for even insulting me in d first place,fool and accursed!

Key term, paramilitary forces. NOT INSURGENTS. What is simple English? The OP changed Paramilitary to insurgent. A blatant misrepresentation, when did NIMASA become MEND or NDVF, did you read the article at all?

skyope:


Really? Maybe simple english is not so simple after afterall. Try do a google search and see the outrage by norwegians on this particular deal with tompolo. This is despite the fact that the only people that can be killed with these weapons are Nigerians.

The ships can be used on any pirates or aggressor forces in our inland waterways or near coastal waterwats, not just Nigerians.

skyope:


Really? Maybe simple english is not so simple after afterall. Try do a google search and see the outrage by norwegians on this particular deal with tompolo. This is despite the fact that the only people that can be killed with these weapons are Nigerians.

goodgood2:
Who are you calling touts, inbred? Europe-trained engineers? The owners of the waters are securing their waterways, and you're there in the desert ranting. Park well, joor before I burst your head.

So tompolo is an Europe trained engineer.I didn't know that,thanks for the scoop. He must have been trained in the Europe of Otuoke.

OrlandoOwoh:
Before some tanoids misconstrue the OP, there is no evidence that Norway sold arms to Boko Haram. It is on record that Tompolo bought war ships from them.

What is the difference?

All these under GEJ's watch and most with his approval. Another 4years under this man would have been hell.

Hakagure:
Key term, paramilitary forces. NOT INSURGENTS. What is simple English? The OP changed Paramilitary to insurgent. A blatant misrepresentation, when did NIMASA become MEND or NDVF, did you read the article at all?

Norwegian regulations prohibit the sales or export of material or services to private buyers who may arm the vessels and offer them for use in areas of conflict, and those regulations were violated

Representatives for CAS Global had also declared that the vessels would sail under British flag and British jurisdiction, and with European crews

News bureau NTB reported that Bruun-Hansen admitted that military officials did not carry out a thorough check of the company, CAS Global, that bought six missile torpedo boats (MTBs) and the support vessel KMN Horten three years ago

The so-called “Nigerian boats” scandal emerged after a series of reports in newspaper Dagbladet, and several members of the parliamentary committee noted on Thursday that a simple Internet search would have revealed that CAS Global only had a postbox address. Defense department officials nonetheless received the Nigerians who represented CAS Global and wanted to inspect the vessels that were up for sale.

I know you read above. But still......believe what you want

Hakagure:
The ships can be used on any pirates or aggressor forces in our inland waterways or near coastal waterwats, not just Nigerians.

Have you ever heard of any attack in the region that is non-nigerian?

Basildvalour:
Just words of apology


Only if they knew how many lives those weaponry have claimed

Boats that have not been put to use.

Is it not the boats purchased by former Niger Delta militants who won pipelines surveillance contracts from the federal government of Nigeria ?

Huh ?

harveyspec:


typical naija mentality but far away in Norway some folks are sweating out, facing charges but here nothing is being done

An entity such as the Nigerian navy/NIMASA can't purchase a vessel by themselves but will require the aid of a militant

listen, their are private security companies over the world, even some nations has private army owned by a company and government can solicits for their help and pay them in return and SA has such Army, America security company has been hired by American government to do one job or the other for them, so why the noise if a Nigerian decided to hv one?, if the law forbids him from having it and he went ahead and establish it then he has committed a crime and should be punished. Why am against this noise is that the vessel in question has been stripped of it armoury and it's no longer a threat to any person or nation, it's now a civilian boat just like the Norway government stated

o42austino:
listen, their are private security companies over the world, even some nations has private army owned by a company and government can solicits for their help and pay them in return and SA has such Army, America security company has been hired by American government to do one job or the other for them, so why the noise if a Nigerian decided to hv one?, if the law forbids him from having it and he went ahead and establish it then he has committed a crime and should be punished. Why am against this noise is that the vessel in question has been stripped of it armoury and it's no longer a threat to any person or nation, it's now a civilian boat just like the Norway government stated

There are many private security outfits already in Nigeria. Why use an Ex-militants fake company? And if nothing was wrong in the deal, why is there a parliamentary inquiry into it with a former norwegian military employee charged with corruption.

duni04:

See this dunce! Why go and order for a ship that has been previously used for military purposes when you can easily get a civilian ship off the shelf? The intention of those that stripped off the weapons was so they could beat Norwegian laws barring the sale of military vehicles to private individuals. Their intention was to get approval for the sale of the ships and then bring them to Nigeria for rearming.
Common sense is not common at all.

first I don't like the name calling, pls grow up. Regarding Tompolo buy a Naval boat when he can afford civilian boats, u first hv to know the reason his buying the boat in the first Place. All Naval boat has a greater horsepower than ur normal civilian boats and u need that horsepower to be able to catch pirates both in Nigerian waters and international waters, Tompolo company is a security company that protects Nigeria and international waters again pirates and vandals so they need a big horsepower boat that can go a great knot on the high sea.

skyope:


There are many private security outfits already in Nigeria. Why use an Ex-militants fake company? And if nothing was wrong in the deal, why is there a parliamentary inquiry into it with a former norwegian military employee charged with corruption.

I think their inquiry is based on the person of Tompolo not the company, because they clear mentioned that the company has been helping to fight pirates in the international waters.

Basildvalour:
Just words of apology


Only if they knew how many lives those weaponry have claimed

Did you read the apology? The vessels could have claimed no lives. He said all armaments and such like items were removed to make the both come in line with civilian usage. Read first and comment later. It doea help

Jaypea98:
dunce it was sold to tompolo ND MILITANT

insurgency militancy terrorism all gt der weapons from where. dullard

o42austino:
first I don't like the name calling, pls grow up. Regarding Tompolo buy a Naval boat when he can afford civilian boats, u first hv to know the reason his buying the boat in the first Place. All Naval boat has a greater horsepower than ur normal civilian boats and u need that horsepower to be able to catch pirates both in Nigerian waters and international waters, Tompolo company is a security company that protects Nigeria and international waters again pirates and vandals so they need a big horsepower boat that can go a great knot on the high sea.

There's no point explaining anything to someone with a depraved sense of morality. The morality of Tompolo, a militant warlord in the Niger delta, acquiring gun boats under any guise is the point you still don't get. If those ships had been stripped of their weapons and sold to a legitimate government, no one would be making noise today. But Jonathan's government gave approval to a company owned by his kinsman and ethnic warlord to buy gunboats on behalf of Nigeria. That is the problem!

o42austino:
I think their inquiry is based on the person of Tompolo not the company, because they clear mentioned that the company has been helping to fight pirates in the international waters.

oga read the story well! The people who deceived the Norwegians into selling the gunboats to them erroneously and mischievously claimed they were to be used in fighting piracy in somalia and not Nigeria.

duni04:

There's no point explaining anything to someone with a depraved sense of morality. The morality of Tompolo, a militant warlord in the Niger delta, acquiring gun boats under any guise is the point you still don't get. If those ships had been stripped of their weapons and sold to a legitimate government, no one would be making noise today. But Jonathan's government gave approval to a company owned by his kinsman and ethnic warlord to buy gunboats on behalf of Nigeria. That is the problem!

what u failed to understand is that the government gave approval for Procurement but it never gave Tompolo the right to own them, Tompolo acquired it with his company as the security contractor not the final owner, the final owner is NIMASA, Tompolo duty to the vessel is Procurement and maintenance the owner is NIMASA.

duni04:

oga read the story well! The people who deceived the Norwegians into selling the gunboats to them erroneously and mischievously claimed they were to be used in fighting piracy in somalia and not Nigeria.

Bros, this boat are procured from the black market and u don't say the truth in the black market and remember American and their friends are blocking our purchases from the open market so our options are in the black market.

You are aware that NIMASA is using this boats as we speak? They are not hidden anywhere, they are matters of public record? I agree that the boats were bought using a 3rd party and were misrepresented, what I am clarifying is that they are used by militants, that aspect is not true.

skyope:


Norwegian regulations prohibit the sales or export of material or services to private buyers who may arm the vessels and offer them for use in areas of conflict, and those regulations were violated

Representatives for CAS Global had also declared that the vessels would sail under British flag and British jurisdiction, and with European crews

News bureau NTB reported that Bruun-Hansen admitted that military officials did not carry out a thorough check of the company, CAS Global, that bought six missile torpedo boats (MTBs) and the support vessel KMN Horten three years ago

The so-called “Nigerian boats” scandal emerged after a series of reports in newspaper Dagbladet, and several members of the parliamentary committee noted on Thursday that a simple Internet search would have revealed that CAS Global only had a postbox address. Defense department officials nonetheless received the Nigerians who represented CAS Global and wanted to inspect the vessels that were up for sale.

I know you read above. But still......believe what you want

o42austino:
I think their inquiry is based on the person of Tompolo not the company, because they clear mentioned that the company has been helping to fight pirates in the international waters.

What is the difference between Tompolo and his company? Did you miss the detail that the company itself has no established identity?

"the company has been helping to fight pirates in the international waters"

Help fighting pirates, or help fighting other militants who disagree with tompolo?.

The fact that no attacks by non Nigerians have occired so far, does not mean attacks by non Nigerians can never occur.

skyope:


Have you ever heard of any attack in the region that is non-nigerian?

Hakagure:
You are aware that NIMASA is using this boats as we speak? They are not hidden anywhere, they are matters of public record? I agree that the boats were bought using a 3rd party and were misrepresented, what I am clarifying is that they are used by militants, that aspect is not true.

The question has always been why this particular 3rd party?

The investigation is concerned about this particular 3rd party. Why the lies by CAS global regarding the intent of use?

Hakagure:
The fact that no attacks by non Nigerians have occired so far, does not mean attacks by non Nigerians can never occur.

Should you not be more worried by existing attacks than imaginary ones?

Good point, however that is not illegal, and morality is relative. He was given a contract and he filled it. My problem is claiming it was sold to insurgents when that is not true. No matter how you cut it it, acting like it will be used to destroy Nigerian infrastructure by militants is not true, and the OP clearly meant this to be a case of western powers arming a rebel insurgency in Nigeria. The ships are run by NIMASA, the weapons are run by the Navy since the Navy is running the security aspect of the operation.

duni04:

There's no point explaining anything to someone with a depraved sense of morality. The morality of Tompolo, a militant warlord in the Niger delta, acquiring gun boats under any guise is the point you still don't get. If those ships had been stripped of their weapons and sold to a legitimate government, no one would be making noise today. But Jonathan's government gave approval to a company owned by his kinsman and ethnic warlord to buy gunboats on behalf of Nigeria. That is the problem!

Thats a poor point, you are just belaboring. I agree with you that it is used against Pirates. My exception is now the point that all Pirates operating in the Gulf of Guinea/Bight of Benin are Nigerians. That is not true, Ghanaian Pirates have operated in that region, there are more pirates operating in the bight of benin in the past two years than there are operating in the gulf of aden off the coast of Somalia, attacks by non Nigerian pirates are not imaginary, and no... I am not worrying about it. You get kidnap insurance and get some armed guards if your cargo is valuable enough.

skyope:


Should you not be more worried by existing attacks than imaginary ones?

Good point about the use of this third party, I am not sure. perhaps its because of the contract given to said Tomopolo as a sub contractor to NIMASA and to supply men for patrolling creeks and inland water ways, why the lies? Norway will not sell ships to any one who could use it in a conflict zone, even a state actor would not have been able to buy the ships, CAS global lied so that hey could buy the ships, probably bought it cheap and marked it up when transferring it to NIMASA, I am merely speculating.

The point is, the ships are not operated by an insurgency, Norway is not arming Niger Delta militants.

skyope:


The question has always been why this particular 3rd party?

The investigation is concerned about this particular 3rd party. Why the lies by CAS global regarding the intent of use?

skyope:


What is the difference between Tompolo and his company? Did you miss the detail that the company itself has no established identity?

"the company has been helping to fight pirates in the international waters"

Help fighting pirates, or help fighting other militants who disagree with tompolo?.

Bros, dont over flog this issue, the boat in Question I'd owned by NIMASA and is not been used by Tompolo or any militant, Tompolo company is a security contractor in this transaction, all they did is acquire and maintain this vessels but the owner are NIMASA.

o42austino:
listen, their are private security companies over the world, even some nations has private army owned by a company and government can solicits for their help and pay them in return and SA has such Army, America security company has been hired by American government to do one job or the other for them, so why the noise if a Nigerian decided to hv one?, if the law forbids him from having it and he went ahead and establish it then he has committed a crime and should be punished. Why am against this noise is that the vessel in question has been stripped of it armoury and it's no longer a threat to any person or nation, it's now a civilian boat just like the Norway government stated

Pls which of those countries outsource such need thru security outfits of questionable character?

Hope you read the line where it says that CSGLOBAL told them that the ship was going to sail on British waters & will fly a British flag with European workers!!

now, it's flying a Nigerian flag on Nigerian waters with nimasa/Nigerian navy workers !!

Not until we put sentiments aside of he is my brother or we attend the same church or we are of same tribe, we will never progress

InvertedHammer:

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Why are you going back to 1999-2007.

OBJ was very bad. GEJ promised fresh air and delivered only about 10% of his numerous promises.

We should be moving forward instead of dwelling on past that held us down.

Now GMB is promising "Change". IF he doesn't act fast enough and seems overwhelmed, we will put his a/ss on fire as well.


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Respect sir, trrruuuuueeeeee.