Piyke: This looks like a plot to me. A number of things dont add up

1. This guy looks too well fed to be a suicide bomber (could be wrong though after all I've never met any of them)

2. Using grenades? BH has always used IED's

3. Knowing Nigerians, I was expecting that when I see the picture of this guy his face would be somewhat disfigured from the beating he would have received from the crowd.

4. How many of the arrested people have ever had the privilege of taking questions from journalists? I watched this guy taking questions from journalist on channels. You can see for yourself here: http://www.channelstv.com/home/2012/05/21/man-caught-with-suspected-explosive-device-at-ministerial-briefing-in-abuja/?utm_source=&utm_medium=twitter

5. Observe that in the video he even has a spectacle clipped to his shirt in a cool way

I really wonder. Something is fishy about this.

Spirit of Okija:


There is nothing fishy!!

He isnt a Terrorist.. He said it himself and it has been confirmed..

What he was holding werent frag grenadesbut rather teargas grenades (which are non-lethal).. He was also in possesion of some live rounds of ammunition but no guns.. When he was being harrassed by the Journalists, he said he was only returning these items which he found in his late brothers possession and was returning it to the Minister of Information (Laraban Maku) who also happens to be his kinsman.. He said he didnt take them to the police for fear of being labelled a criminal and arrested and molested so he though to bring it in live and hand it over to the minister (who he just so happened to hear over the radio would be at the venue) and also discuss the issue of his brothers allowances and benefits that are being owed to him by the Government..

Lessons from this issue;

1. The Nigerian Police Force does not keep accurate records of arms and ammunitions that they give out to Police officers.

2. The Nigerian journalists are very unprofessional and animalistic in their approach to their job. They already condemned the man before he was found guilty.

3. The Nigerian Police showed gross unprofessionalism on National T.V starting from the way the handled the evidence (one polic officer slung the bag containing what was at the time thought to be Frag grenages over his back) and also the way they handled the suspect like he was already found guilty..

4. The actions of this man goes to further prove that the society has lost confidence in the police and would rather die in silence than walk into a police station to report an incident..

5. The term suicide attacker should be called off and the Nigerian press should issue an apology to the man for labelling him thus..

The Arbiter: From a cursory examination of the photos (notice the CS on the canister), the grenades in the picture are CS (tear gas) grenades used by anti riot police in violent situations. It has non-lethal classification but has been documented to cause serious deleterious health effects. Documentation indicates it to have caused a death in Israel: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CS_gas

However the possibility exist the ones in the photo may have been stripped and refilled with more deadly explosives (which is not too difficult).

Negro_Ntns:

. . . his name was not a factor in my consideration at all. 386 explosives is highly fatal, yet his captors did not immediately clear the area and lock it down for public safety, instead they went immediately into the bag and started bringing the explosives out into view. If he was there to blow the place up, then apparently the ammos are live. You don't handle live ammos in the manner they did with these 386 units. We sam the outcome in Kaduna with that mobile police that approached one with indifference.

Moreover, if they were live ammos, then they have damaged the government case against him in the manner the evidence were handled. With a very good lawyer he could get the charges dismissed out of court.

There is nothing fishy!!

He isnt a Terrorist.. He said it himself and it has been confirmed..

What he was holding werent frag grenadesbut rather teargas grenades (which are non-lethal).. He was also in possesion of some live rounds of ammunition but no guns.. When he was being harrassed by the Journalists, he said he was only returning these items which he found in his late brothers possession and was returning it to the Minister of Information (Laraban Maku) who also happens to be his kinsman.. He said he didnt take them to the police for fear of being labelled a criminal and arrested and molested so he though to bring it in live and hand it over to the minister (who he just so happened to hear over the radio would be at the venue) and also discuss the issue of his brothers allowances and benefits that are being owed to him by the Government..

Lessons from this issue;

1. The Nigerian Police Force does not keep accurate records of arms and ammunitions that they give out to Police officers.

2. The Nigerian journalists are very unprofessional and animalistic in their approach to their job. They already condemned the man before he was found guilty.

3. The Nigerian Police showed gross unprofessionalism on National T.V starting from the way the handled the evidence (one polic officer slung the bag containing what was at the time thought to be Frag grenages over his back) and also the way they handled the suspect like he was already found guilty..

4. The actions of this man goes to further prove that the society has lost confidence in the police and would rather die in silence than walk into a police station to report an incident..

5. The term suicide attacker should be called off and the Nigerian press should issue an apology to the man for labelling him thus..

engineerd:

You are a bastard for bringing ethnicity into this! You will tell me what Akpabu means in Yoruba today.....phucking slowpoke!

calebrita: You stage a drama to deceive 160 million Nigerians God is watching you. Osama bin ladin's discretion is advised.

nairaman66:

Suicide Bomber my a**. This thing was STAGED na! I mean, look critically at the man.. I am sure his bank account is as fat as him! Or maybe he was heading for the SUYA-SIDE at the Radio House, Abuja.

worthytalk: d ugly side of dis scenario is dat d news abt dis suicider has ended wt is arest. Nobody wil say anytin abt dis guy again, his asociates, his sponsors, wia he receives trainin, belief, past atrocities nobody wil talk abt dem. Evrytin has ended wit his arest. So sad bt dats 9ja 4u.

Spirit of Okija:


There is nothing fishy!!

He isnt a Terrorist.. He said it himself and it has been confirmed..

What he was holding werent frag grenadesbut rather teargas grenades (which are non-lethal).. He was also in possesion of some live rounds of ammunition but no guns.. When he was being harrassed by the Journalists, he said he was only returning these items which he found in his late brothers possession and was returning it to the Minister of Information (Laraban Maku) who also happens to be his kinsman.. He said he didnt take them to the police for fear of being labelled a criminal and arrested and molested so he though to bring it in live and hand it over to the minister (who he just so happened to hear over the radio would be at the venue) and also discuss the issue of his brothers allowances and benefits that are being owed to him by the Government..

Lessons from this issue;

1. The Nigerian Police Force does not keep accurate records of arms and ammunitions that they give out to Police officers.

2. The Nigerian journalists are very unprofessional and animalistic in their approach to their job. They already condemned the man before he was found guilty.

3. The Nigerian Police showed gross unprofessionalism on National T.V starting from the way the handled the evidence (one polic officer slung the bag containing what was at the time thought to be Frag grenages over his back) and also the way they handled the suspect like he was already found guilty..

4. The actions of this man goes to further prove that the society has lost confidence in the police and would rather die in silence than walk into a police station to report an incident..

5. The term suicide attacker should be called off and the Nigerian press should issue an apology to the man for labelling him thus..

assalis2020: Alhamdulillah. Thanks be to Allah that he is caught. This is the 16th reason to proof that the so called BH of the north does not exist, just the christians in the south doing everything to destabilised the peace and unity in the country. I remember what happen at Abuja, Kaduna, Gombe, Bauchi and Jos. All who are caught are they Muslims. GOD IS WITH THE TRUTHFUL

Find Out!:
I smell some serious hypocrisy here. I'm not surprised though. Many posters are suspicious that this was ''staged'' or an ''arrangee''. I wonder if they they would have shared the same sentiments if the bomber's name was Yakubu Bello or Aliyu Adamu, or any other muslim/northern name.


And you wonder why this country hasn't progressed.........when bonafide bigots proclaim in loud voices that other people are bigots. #smh

hotwax: " Akpabu" is a yoruba man.

The man is a yoruba from rivers state