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Mohammed Buba Marwa Delivered The Letter Bomb That Killed Dele Giwa” -- Dr. Taiy by abasifo(m): 11:38am On Jun 10, 2009
Mohammed Buba Marwa delivered the letter bomb that Killed Dele Giwa” -- Dr. Taiyemiwo Ogunade

“Mohammed Buba Marwa delivered the letter bomb that Killed Dele Giwa” -- Dr. Taiyemiwo Ogunade


Mohammed Marwa
On Sunday, Professor Taiyemiwo Ogunade gave a bombshell interview to the NATION newspaper in which he made startling revelations about those who killed Dele Giwa in 1986. In a subsequent chat with Saharareporters, he spoke specifically about the role of former military administrator of Lagos State Buba Marwa in the assassination of the journalist.

Dr. Ogunade disclosed that soldiers loyal to the slain General Mamman Vatsa identified Marwa as the person who delivered the parcel bomb that killed Giwa, the Newswatch magazine founder.
He said the revelation came from a confidential discussion he had with one of the military boys who came to the City University of New York (CUNY) to press the college to train Nigerian military officials in “Peace and Conflict Resolution”. He said that Vatsa gave a four-hour long testimony to the military tribunal that tried and later sentenced him to death for a phantom coup plot against former military dictator, Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida.

Saharareporters: Do you know who delivered the bomb that killed Dele Giwa?

Ogunade: I believe that Buba Marwa did it. Some Mamman Vatsa boys told the full story in New York during a visit to my college to lobby our college to accept to train Nigerian military officers. Ambassador Olusola was on that entourage. [My informant] told me Dele Giwa was killed because he was in possession of a tape containing Vatsa’s testimony before the military tribunal. For four hours, Vatsa requested to tell the full story about how the Babangida regime was operating and his knowledge of the workings of IBB’s mind. He pointed out that after Halilu Akilu and Col. A.K Togun of the military intelligence prepared the parcel it was handed over to Buba Marwa to deliver to Dele Giwa. Marwa is a well–known “IBB boy”. But I was the one who gave Dele Giwa the tape.

Saharareporters: How did you get the tape?

Ogunade: Vatsa had a copy made by his friends in the tribunal and smuggled out to me and I “loaned” it to Dele Giwa who got on the case immediately. I still don’t know how Dele Giwa found out that I had the tape till this day.

Saharareporters: Do you still have a copy?
Ogunade: Yes, but you know I left Nigeria hurriedly after the death of Dele Giwa. I left [the tape] with my aged mother, who did not know the value then. I won’t say more, let the military release that tape to the Nigerian public.

Saharareporters: Did Dele Giwa return the tape to you?

Ogunade: Yes, he returned it after 24 hours. Don’t forget that I loaned it to him; I think he went and played it to Babangida’s people and they eliminated him after they heard the tape.

Saharareporters: What about Gloria Okon? It’s been said that Dele Giwa’s discovery of her was the reason he was killed?

Ogunade: Gloria Okon is actually Chinyere, that’s her real name. She married Charles "Jeff" Chandler, the fellow who killed Nzeogwu and was killed a day later. Chinyere, Maryam and Princess Atta were young friends who hung out together. They all married into the military, because the military was a proud and respectable profession then. Charles Chandler, who was Tiv, married Chinyere who I think is from Imo State. IBB married Maryam from Asaba and Mamman Vatsa married the princess. So Chinyere became a widow and resorted to trading between UK and Nigeria. And then she was caught with drugs; Mamman Vatsa was the person who put Chinyere on the next available flight from Kano to London – and then claimed that she was dead by parading a dead woman picked out of the mortuary. Dele Giwa later found out that she was in London having delivered a baby by another man. He sent a French photographer to the place and they saw Maryam Babangida at the event. Kayode Soyinka brought back the photographs.
Dele was sitting across the table from Kayode examining the photos taken of “Gloria Okon” (Chinyere, Richard Chandler’s wife) at the naming ceremony in London. Maryam Babangida was there. And then a letter parcel was delivered to him and he said excitedly that it must be from “Mr. President” referring to the discussions he had with IBB days earlier. The bomb exploded and severed his lower abdomen; he died a few hours later.

Saharareporters: Did you ever meet Marwa again? And did you ask him about his involvement?

Ogunade: Yes, Marwa was very active in the Nigerian embassy in New York. For a long time he was the “military attaché” to the Nigerian mission in New York while I was a professor of Black Studies at the City University of New York. He came to my college to sign a $30 million contract with the college so that members of the Nigerian military could attend a “Peace and Conflict Resolution program” and then be awarded a masters degree upon completion of the program. I fought bitterly against it, but the chair of the department, John Muyibi Amoda, badly wanted the money. I kept fighting and one day the college authorities acceded to my request. When I got home the college had dismissed me, but also I got a fax message saying the $30 million had been returned to Marwa. But between Marwa and Abacha they never returned that money to the Nigerian treasury. They shared it. I heard between him and Abacha, over $250 million was laundered through an account used by the New York mission of the Nigerian embassy. Marwa later set up an airline with his share of the loot. When he showed up to run for president I was the one who petitioned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to investigate him. He confessed to money laundering in handwritten statements to the EFCC, but today he is the ambassador of Nigeria to South Africa. The police officer that investigated him, Ibrahim Magu, is permanently suspended from the police force after he was humiliated by the EFCC. It is a shameful country.

Saharareporters: What else did you do?

Ogunade: We helped start the Obama phenomenon in Chicago.

Saharareporters: How?

Ogunade: We fought and exposed Carol Mosley-Braun who was Abacha’s agent in the US Senate. She was removed from the US Senate because she took $5 million from Abacha to help cover his tracks in the US. We exposed her, which was how it became possible for the brilliant Obama to become the US president today. We set the stage for it.
Re: Mohammed Buba Marwa Delivered The Letter Bomb That Killed Dele Giwa” -- Dr. Taiy by MrCrackles(m): 11:55am On Jun 10, 2009
Shocking! shocked

I have always wanted to know more about the late Dele Giwa, now i have to do a lotta research for satisfy my quest!
Re: Mohammed Buba Marwa Delivered The Letter Bomb That Killed Dele Giwa” -- Dr. Taiy by biola44: 12:05pm On Jun 10, 2009
shocked shocked shocked shocked shocked shocked shocked shocked shocked
Re: Mohammed Buba Marwa Delivered The Letter Bomb That Killed Dele Giwa” -- Dr. Taiy by angel101(f): 12:34pm On Jun 10, 2009
Interesting!!! shocked
Re: Mohammed Buba Marwa Delivered The Letter Bomb That Killed Dele Giwa” -- Dr. Taiy by LadyT(f): 12:43pm On Jun 10, 2009
His days are numbered for all he has just exposed.

Everyone knows that Gloria woman is alive and well living it up in the UK bet shes still on IBB's payrol.

It would be a miracle if IBB and his wife and co were ever bought to justice.
Re: Mohammed Buba Marwa Delivered The Letter Bomb That Killed Dele Giwa” -- Dr. Taiy by NegroNtns(m): 1:45pm On Jun 10, 2009
Wassup T? Long time no hear sweetie smiley How is hubby?

There are two parts to it:

1. Sustaining the secrecy.
2. Now that Ken Saro Wiwa has won a victory, the public will be energized and would want to bring retroactive law suits against the government and its agencies. Dele Giwa's case is a very good one and likely to result in tangible outcomes against the government.


On 1, it is no longer a secret since this guy has brought it out in the open. So now what are the risks to him or the people involved? They won't touch him but he will definitely be harrassed and intimidated and psychologically influenced to believe he is being tailed by an assassin. For Marwa and others, it's business as usual unless they are subponead to appear in court and defend against the charges that they killed Giwa.

On 2, This guy implied that the evidence is lost. Unless he can find collaborators with credible background to witness in his favor. . .in a legal suit this case will be tossed out as "hearsay" and lacking credible evidence.
Re: Mohammed Buba Marwa Delivered The Letter Bomb That Killed Dele Giwa” -- Dr. Taiy by OKEYCHIVIV(m): 2:14pm On Jun 10, 2009
Never heard that EVIL defeats GOOD-NO!.
It will all come clean one day.
Gani may you recover fast to do the good work you are doing-god help you.
Which way Nigeria?
Re: Mohammed Buba Marwa Delivered The Letter Bomb That Killed Dele Giwa” -- Dr. Taiy by LadyT(f): 2:17pm On Jun 10, 2009
Negro I am upset with you.  You have been MIA for the longest! You dont call you dont write NOTHING!  angry

Hubby?  Shior.

If IBB can refuse to attend an investigation into Dele Giwas death I dont hold much hope in these monsters being bought to justice.

The Ken victory was against Shell. Our shady goverment is still walking around head held high

The tape I am sure has long been destoryed but I am positive someone out there has a copy.  I do however believe no matter how long it takes the truth will come out.

Is IBB planning to run for presido again anytime soon?

But this proffessor doesnt have long they will silence him.  You will just hear he died of a heart attack
Re: Mohammed Buba Marwa Delivered The Letter Bomb That Killed Dele Giwa” -- Dr. Taiy by NegroNtns(m): 2:45pm On Jun 10, 2009
Negro I am upset with you. You have been MIA for the longest! You dont call you dont write NOTHING!

C'mon T, please don't be upset with me. Yeah, true I have not been in contact in a while. . .I take a slap on the back of wrist for that. Are you on IM now?


If IBB can refuse to attend an investigation into Dele Giwas death I dont hold much hope in these monsters being bought to justice.

The Ken victory was against Shell. Our shady goverment is still walking around head held high

The tape I am sure has long been destoryed but I am positive someone out there has a copy. I do however believe no matter how long it takes the truth will come out.

Is IBB planning to run for presido again anytime soon?

But this proffessor doesnt have long they will silence him. You will just hear he died of a heart attack

Yes, a copy of the tape need to come out from somewhere while the culprits are alive and can be used in evidence to convict them of murder. Now that you clarified the nature of death I agree with you. It's one thing to put bullet in one's head but a totally different dimension when the coroner says death was caused by heart failure.

That provoked a naughty thought in my brain just now. Lady T, why is it when 80yr old men die in hands of 20yr olds, medical examiners are quick to call it death due to unknown reasons? Why cant they just say she screwed him to death? grin

I miss you dear
Re: Mohammed Buba Marwa Delivered The Letter Bomb That Killed Dele Giwa” -- Dr. Taiy by LadyT(f): 3:13pm On Jun 10, 2009
Slighty off topic but did you hear about the Russian who screwed so much he died. I think he took too much viagra and had sex for 21 hours.

@Topic its fantastic that people are talking and exposing what we have long believed to be the truth.

I just cannot believe they got away with so much
Re: Mohammed Buba Marwa Delivered The Letter Bomb That Killed Dele Giwa” -- Dr. Taiy by Kobojunkie: 3:15pm On Jun 10, 2009

Saharareporters: Do you know who delivered the bomb that killed Dele Giwa?

Ogunade: I believe that Buba Marwa did it. Some Mamman Vatsa boys told the full story in New York during a visit to my college to lobby our college to accept to train Nigerian military officers. Ambassador Olusola was on that entourage.


Saharareporters: What else did you do?

Ogunade: We helped start the Obama phenomenon in Chicago.
Saharareporters: How?

Ogunade: We fought and exposed Carol Mosley-Braun who was Abacha’s agent in the US Senate. She was removed from the US Senate because she took $5 million from Abacha to help cover his tracks in the US. We exposed her, which was how it became possible for the brilliant Obama to become the US president today. We set the stage for it.


Nigerians oooo!!!! I do hope the authorities go after this man to verify his claim. He should be brought before a court or even ifa to verify his claim. Roflmao!!
Re: Mohammed Buba Marwa Delivered The Letter Bomb That Killed Dele Giwa” -- Dr. Taiy by eldee(m): 3:39pm On Jun 10, 2009
Kobojunkie:


Nigerians oooo!!!! I do hope the authorities go after this man to verify his claim. He should be brought before a court or even ifa to verify his claim. Roflmao!!

I gave a pound to the Labour Party and I got that badge . . . I think I'll have to go to the media to tell them I helped Gordon Brown become Prime Minister cheesy grin
Re: Mohammed Buba Marwa Delivered The Letter Bomb That Killed Dele Giwa” -- Dr. Taiy by vikky01(m): 3:54pm On Jun 10, 2009
LadyT:

Slighty off topic but did you hear about the Russian who screwed so much he died. I think he took too much viagra and had sex for 21 hours.

@Topic its fantastic that people are talking and exposing what we have long believed to be the truth.

I just cannot believe they got away with so much

i will love to meet wit u lady t. my e-mail is princebest4us on yahoo messenger

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