aduje:
Hmmmm. This battle between PDP and APC over resource control within the niger delta creek is likely going to be bloody. #Godsaveus.

..FTC abi.

Chief Etolor told Vanguard: “It is unfortunate that the Presidency wants to handle the matter from this angle. Which of the Northern elders did they tell to produce the Boko Haram leaders that are bombing in their areas. So, why are they telling us to handover people who bombed pipelines here?

“The people of Niger Delta and the ljaw in particular are not at war with President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration. However, the ljaw will never sacrifice their bravest to satisfy the quest for neo-colonialism. When the moment comes, we shall stand with Tompolo.

“I am not supporting criminality. In fact, anybody among us, the Ijaw elders, can be a victim anytime. It is difficult for us to produce Tompolo. If they cannot see him with all their intelligence, where do they expect us to see him? I have not even seen Tompolo myself for ages.”

On his part, Chief Gbenekame said, “How can you say we should hand over Tompolo to the EFCC, are we security agents? If he had dealings with EFCC, they should arrest him. Why are they calling Gbaramatu elders?

kaypound:
This is aiding and abetting criminality. If Tomopolo is wise. He shouldn't allow his people to suffer for his sins. Odi

How does the ICC operate?

The ICC is a permanent international court established to investigate, prosecute and try individuals accused of committing the most serious crimes of concern to the international community.

A case is usually brought by state or referred by the UN Security Council to a prosecutor, however, the prosecutions have to be approved by a judge before launching investigations.

The ICC only prosecutes individuals and it does not take into account the official position that may be held by these individuals.

What does this mean for Buhari?

If Buhari is found guilty of the charges brought against him at the ICC, he will not be exempt from facing the consequences if his actions. Lucas Koyejo, a Human Rights law practitioner noted that the president is not immune to ICC prosecution. He said, “If the President is charged with crimes against humanity, then his position does not make him insusceptible to a trial by the ICC.”

According to the rules of the court, “no one is exempt from prosecution because of his or her current functions or because of the position he or she held at the time the crimes concerned were committed. Acting as a Head of State or Government, minister or parliamentarian does not exempt anyone from criminal responsibility before the ICC. In some circumstances, a person in a position of authority may even be held responsible for crimes committed by those acting under his or her command or orders. Likewise, amnesty cannot be used as a defense before the ICC. As such, it cannot bar the Court from exercising its jurisdiction.”

Other presidents that have been indicted by the ICC

Laurent Gbagbo
Gbagbo was the President of Cote d’ivoire from 2000 till 2011. Charged on four counts of crimes against humanity, he is case in trial and he’s being held at the ICC detention centre.

Omar Al-Bashir
Al-Bashir is the first sitting head of state ever indicted by the ICC for crimes against humanity and genocide. However, since the warrant for his arrest has been issued, Al Bashir has refused to honour it. He has been declared a fugitive by the ICC.

The former Libyan President who ruled from 1969 till 2011. Before he was killed in October, he was indicted by the ICC in June 2011 on crimes against humanity based on the civil war in the country at the time.

Achuwa1:
Pmb & his co Northerners doesnt mean well for the ss,all they just want is to have control of the oil rich region thru the power in the federal level & then exploit the oil resources to share among states tht generate little or notn to the federal cofers thereby leaving the niger delta ppl in abject poverty coupled with spilled land tht they cannot cultivate for food crop or even fish on.


information reaching is tht the initial proposed refinery tht was meant to be built in ondo state during the last regime has suddenly being moved to lagos for no reason..
initially,fg & dangote claimed the refinery was cited in ondo coz ondo have a deep sea warter tht can be accessed by ships & also it is situated in a region where crude could easily be accessed from the oil rich region of ss for refinery coz of distance,,
i have to also state here tht the economic advantage of tht this refinery would have had to host community & state would have being numerous considering jobs,royalty etc.


so the present administration came into power without even considering how Lagos is already congested with populace,infrastructure,jobs,no commercial quantity of crude oil,etc ,,,now went ahead to relocate the said refinery to sw Lagos instead of relocating it to the oil rich region of ss tht has crude oil in commercial quantity & has sustained the country with it for ages,also considering tht the refinery could help as a pay back to the ss for their resources tht has been used to sustain the country for ages thereby creating jobs there,also so tht developement can alsio get there & a host of other advantages this refinery could have served to the ppl os ss for their contribution to nigeria economy for ages.


i will also use this juncture to correct the insinuation tht ppl will say tht niger delta is a restive region with lots of hostilities,kidnapping etc,,,but can the doubters convince me tht akwa-ibom state in the niger delta region has all this society ills,the answer NO tht akwa-ibom is as peaceful as the most safest place to live in nigeria,
my question still remains,WHY is the refi,ery not cited in ss to atleast compensate the ss region for their contribution to the developement ofthis state called nigeria for decades with their God given natural resource thtwould being more beneficial ti them alone than the sharing adopted for ages.


tht is why i strongly believe the north wouldnt want the national confab to see the light of the day...
. I would blame the sw for siting the refinery in their region coz they have no hand in it,but i blame pmb & dangote coz they feel insecured siting in tht ss region tht even has the oil tht will be refined in the so called refinery,,
.

THE FG & DANGOTE SHOULD RELOCATE THT REFINERY TO SS COZ THEY CANNOT AFTER DECADES OF MILKING THE SS OIL NOW DECIDE TO BUILD A FG/ DANGOTE PARTNERSHIP REFINERY IN SW when the oil to be refined there is cuming frim the ss.,
if they are scared of restivity in delta,bayelsa,rivers,then they should site it the peaceful state of akwa-ibom..


the ss should be aware of all this injustice going on in the country & also see the dangerous example & part the north & pmb is setting,

Finally,i wil conclude by telling pmb/ dangote tht we will resist every of their effort to cum milk crude from ss to refine in sw if they dont do the needful by relocating tht refinery to ss,afteral the north has taken over all the oil block in the oil rich region & still want to cripple the ss by tgis singlular act when Lagos is alreadya rich state....
A WORD IS ENOUGH FOR THE WISE.

mordsith:
“It is unfortunate that the
Presidency wants to handle the matter from this angle.
Which of the Northern elders did they tell to produce the
Boko Haram leaders that are bombing in their areas.

aduje:
Hmmmm. This battle between PDP and APC over resource control within the niger delta creek is likely going to be bloody. #Godsaveus.

..FTC abi.

Achuwa1:
Pmb & his co Northerners doesnt mean well for the ss,all they just want is to have control of the oil rich region thru the power in the federal level & then exploit the oil resources to share among states tht generate little or notn to the federal cofers thereby leaving the niger delta ppl in abject poverty coupled with spilled land tht they cannot cultivate for food crop or even fish on.
information reaching is tht the initial proposed refinery tht was meant to be built in ondo state during the last regime has suddenly being moved to lagos for no reason..
initially,fg & dangote claimed the refinery was cited in ondo coz ondo have a deep sea warter tht can be accessed by ships & also it is situated in a region where crude could easily be accessed from the oil rich region of ss for refinery coz of distance,,
i have to also state here tht the economic advantage of tht this refinery would have had to host community & state would have being numerous considering jobs,royalty etc.
so the present administration came into power without even considering how Lagos is already congested with populace,infrastructure,jobs,no commercial quantity of crude oil,etc ,,,now went ahead to relocate the said refinery to sw Lagos instead of relocating it to the oil rich region of ss tht has crude oil in commercial quantity & has sustained the country with it for ages,also considering tht the refinery could help as a pay back to the ss for their resources tht has been used to sustain the country for ages thereby creating jobs there,also so tht developement can alsio get there & a host of other advantages this refinery could have served to the ppl os ss for their contribution to nigeria economy for ages.
i will also use this juncture to correct the insinuation tht ppl will say tht niger delta is a restive region with lots of hostilities,kidnapping etc,,,but can the doubters convince me tht akwa-ibom state in the niger delta region has all this society ills,the answer NO tht akwa-ibom is as peaceful as the most safest place to live in nigeria,
my question still remains,WHY is the refi,ery not cited in ss to atleast compensate the ss region for their contribution to the developement ofthis state called nigeria for decades with their God given natural resource thtwould being more beneficial ti them alone than the sharing adopted for ages.
tht is why i strongly believe the north wouldnt want the national confab to see the light of the day...
. I would blame the sw for siting the refinery in their region coz they have no hand in it,but i blame pmb & dangote coz they feel insecured siting in tht ss region tht even has the oil tht will be refined in the so called refinery,,
. THE FG & DANGOTE SHOULD RELOCATE THT REFINERY TO SS COZ THEY CANNOT AFTER DECADES OF MILKING THE SS OIL NOW DECIDE TO BUILD A FG/ DANGOTE PARTNERSHIP REFINERY IN SW when the oil to be refined there is cuming frim the ss.,
if they are scared of restivity in delta,bayelsa,rivers,then they should site it the peaceful state of akwa-ibom..
the ss should be aware of all this injustice going on in the country & also see the dangerous example & part the north & pmb is setting,
Finally,i wil conclude by telling pmb/ dangote tht we will resist every of their effort to cum milk crude from ss to refine in sw if they dont do the needful by relocating tht refinery to ss,afteral the north has taken over all the oil block in the oil rich region & still want to cripple the ss by tgis singlular act when Lagos is alreadya rich state....
A WORD IS ENOUGH FOR THE WISE.

EasternLion:


Remember some people are filing human right case against Buhari at ICC on 29th, do Odi again and let them get more evidence, even with all the human right abuse hanging on Buhari's head, you want him to do another one on a volatile area, do you people love that man Buhari at all, I have never seen wicked people like una.

WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR BUHARI TO BE CHARGED AT THE ICC?


http://venturesafrica.com/what-does-it-mean-for-buhari-to-be-charged-to-icc/

“I am not supporting criminality. In fact, anybody among us, the Ijaw elders, can be a victim anytime. It is difficult for us to produce Tompolo. If they cannot see him with all their intelligence, where do they expect us to see him? I have not even seen Tompolo myself for ages.”

“What I know is that Tompolo made many enemies when he worked for the Federal Government to guard the pipelines. He burnt illegal refineries, razed boats and these people are not happy. He has been a partner to the government all this while, that is why we called for a political solution to the matter.

EasternLion:
Tompolo my man
You dey pepper dem!
"From the streets to the creeks, you too Tompolo" - Erigga (Wild Wild west, with a waff-town verse)




May your days be long Chief Etolor....you and your household and your inheritance...


That line says it all, unlike what some vagabonds online will make you believe.
Good one...My question is, why are some people crying "crucify him, he is a criminal, get him, kill him", while they can go any length to defend theirs.

Please has anyone issued bench warrant for Mr. Ibrahim Lamorde, with 1trn Naira fraud cases hanging on his head.
The issue is that some people think others are still their mumu who they can command anyhow.

If you want Tompolo, go and arrest him, stop threatening innocent elders, nonsense



Nna nawa oh, I don close book, matter don end.

Elders wey get sense! Army, Police, DSS, Civil Defence, Navy, Customs, Airforce, Man O'war, yellow fever no know where Tompolo dey, na Elders thinking how to make ends meet una wan give intelligence job of trafficking Tompolo down.
Wonders shall not seize in my time.

TimeManager:
This very first reaction is a good pointer to the fact that we now have a president who speaks & people listen, whose words carry powerful force of effect. FG doesn't ask them to arrest him rather assist the security agencies with the basic information that could lead to his arrest. Tompolo is only delaying his own arrest. This is buhari, & he has given back to our security agencies the balls which was missing under gej. With the heavy presence of soldiers in that community, trust me, they wn't return to the barracks without tompolo.

The truth has spoken!

Chubhie:

I wonder why your Oracle who speaks and people listens refused to consult the people before obliterating over 1000 Shiites? Does it mean the its a different set of rule for the Shia?