sunnyshayne:
These are the same guys our Nigerian Government and judiciary system discharged and acquitted despite the weighty evidence against them.

sunnyshayne:
These are the same guys our Nigerian Government and judiciary system discharged and acquitted despite the weighty evidence against them.

uboma:



Are the courts not part of the government?

JonBee1:


GEJ presidential pardon thingz a la Alamieyesegha.

sunnyshayne:
These are the same guys our Nigerian Government and judiciary system discharged and acquitted despite the weighty evidence against them.

theoctopus:


What weighty evidence against them? Where you in court to go through the evidence? People dont get convicted by twitter and Nairaland accusations but by "evidence beyond reasonable doubt". Only illiterates like Buhari say the kind of things some of you say

IbnSultaan:
hizbollah has all the component of a Govt:
The have their espionage units
Foreign affairs Guys

uboma:



Are the courts not part of the government?

Afritop:

WHAT'S YOUR POINT.

theoctopus:


See your lame APC sentence. lol

"Our Nigerian government and the Judiciary" lol

So who is the Nigerian government and who is the judiciary. And who is the one that discharged and acquitted them? Olodo...

uboma:


So would you respect my opinion when I say that I blame our govt for allowing them to continue running their businesses here in Nigeria?

theoctopus:


What weighty evidence against them? Where you in court to go through the evidence? People dont get convicted by twitter and Nairaland accusations but by "evidence beyond reasonable doubt". Only illiterates like Buhari say the kind of things some of you say

citizenisb:
They were however cleared from all wrongs by Nigerian courts

theoctopus:


My point is you are ignorant. You are only looking for a reason to insult GEJ as usual.

Obinoscopy:
The courts cleared them of all charges and ordered the immediate re-opening of Amigo Supermarket.

http://247nigerianewsupdate.co/update-why-court-freed-amigo-supermarket-owner-jailed-fellow-lebanese-for-life/#sthash.61a52syN.dpuf

I will blame the courts for allowing the owners of Amigo Supermarket to go scot-free.

Obinoscopy:
The courts cleared them of all charges and ordered the immediate re-opening of Amigo Supermarket.

http://247nigerianewsupdate.co/update-why-court-freed-amigo-supermarket-owner-jailed-fellow-lebanese-for-life/#sthash.61a52syN.dpuf

I will blame the courts for allowing the owners of Amigo Supermarket to go scot-free.

OgologoDimkpa:
The Fawaz brothers are Shiite Moslems just like Buhari and chief sponsors
of BokoHaram in Nigeria
#FACT!

ichidodo:
America shouldn't blow our cover because these fawazes could be turned in to esponage assets for the DSS.....have us a good look see at the murky waters of Islamic radicalization and jihad recruitment as it is common in ISIS amongst other terrorist organisations from another perspective to prevent externally funded terrorism in Nigeria and/or terrorism perpetrated elsewhere in transient via Nigeria.

Obinoscopy:
The courts cleared them of all charges and ordered the immediate re-opening of Amigo Supermarket.

http://247nigerianewsupdate.co/update-why-court-freed-amigo-supermarket-owner-jailed-fellow-lebanese-for-life/#sthash.61a52syN.dpuf

I will blame the courts for allowing the owners of Amigo Supermarket to go scot-free.

Onyocha:
[b]5 FACTS ON THIS STORY AFTER RESEARCHING ON IT:

Some ignorant and over-sensational folks on Nairaland need to get their facts before they spew rubbish. they are even trying to capitalize on this story to attack President Jonathan for what the court in Nigeria has absolved some people for.

1.) you need to know that it is not every group that the US or any country brands a "terrorist group" that Nigeria must also brand a terrorist group. being a Muslim party or group doesn't necessary make any group that is at odds with the US a "terrorist group". the IRA fighting for Irish independence and nationalism is a Catholic group branded by both the US and UK "terrorist". Nelson Mandela was also once designated a terrorist for fighting for his people.

2.) Based on Nigerian law, and based on the ruling of a Nigerian court, Hezbollah is not a terrorist organization. so the owners of Amigo or any Lebanese who is associated or affiliated with that party/group has committed no offense against Nigeria, Nigerian law, or the government of Nigeria. the other charges on arms were all dropped by the court. the Lebanese businessmen were imprisoned for five months, during which it was purported that they were even drilled by MOSSAD agents in Nigeria, and the court dropped charges against them. they were freed. this can tell you that there is deep politics being played from abroad. foreign countries should not settle their scores in Nigeria. everyone in Nigeria should abide by Nigerian law, and Nigeria is neutral in their fight.

3.) if you follow international politics, this isn't the first time Lebanese businesses and businessmen have been targeted by US sanctions and were accused of having links to Hezbollah. the US could sanction anyone or anything that it doesn't have control over, or anyone who opposes Israel, and anyone that refuses to go by their dictate. a quick reminder of recent is that the US refused to sell arms to Nigeria because it claimed that human rights abuses were committed by the Nigerian Army, while the same US is having arms deals with despotic, crude and backwards governments that abuse their citizens and use American weapons on peaceful civilian protests in Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and elsewhere. sanctioning of Lebanese businesses owned by Lebanese Shia has been the tactics also employed by Sunni regimes in the middle east to put pressure on Hezbollah and to try to influence Lebanese internal politics.

4.) Hezbollah is a political party in Lebanon with 14 members in the Lebanese parliament and two ministers in the Lebanese government. Hezbollah's main political ally in Lebanon is the largest Christian party in parliament called the Free Patriotic Movement led by a retired Christian general and former prime minister, Michel Aoun. the main constituency of Hezbollah is the Shi'ite (also spelled "Shia" ) community, which is the largest single religious community in Lebanon comprising 43% of Lebanon's total population. Hezbollah also has an armed wing it dumbed "the Islamic resistance" that drove Israeli occupation of Lebanon out in 2000 and fought with Israel in 2006 a standstill war. European Union members meet often with Hezbollah officials, and just yesterday it was in the news that French members of parliament met with a high ranking Hezbollah official. even until recently (in 2014) after much pressure from US and Israel, the EU only blacklisted the armed wing of Hezbollah as a "terrorist organization" and refused to blacklist the entire party. the EU, as already stated, continues to deal directly with Hezbollah.

5.) for those easily swayed by religious sentiments, who get "irritated" by anything "Muslim" or "Islam", cool down. Hezbollah is a Shia Islamist party. it is opposed by the Sunni islamist parties with Wahhabi ideological leanings. Hezbollah is currently fighting against ISIL and the Nusra Front (alqaeda's affiliate in Syria), while US allies- like turkey, Qatar and Saudi Arabia- continue to support these groups to battle the government of Bashar al-Assad. so the point is Hezbollah is no friend of Boko Haram. Boko Haram's leader recently pledged allegiance to the ISIL caliph. Hezbollah is siding with the Syrian Army and the government of Bashar al-Assad (who is Alawite, an sub-sect of Shia Islam) against both ISIL and Nusra Front in Syria. Nusra Front fighters are giving medical care and support by Israel across the border. Israel, and the US and its allies oppose the government of Bashar al-Assad. ISIL and other extremist Sunni Wahhabi terrorist groups view the Shi'ites as apostates/heretics.

to conclude, as far as the foreigners hosted in Nigeria are law abiding and peaceful, they pose no threat to Nigeria. whatever tactics or poltical maneuvers the US/Israel choose to play by, they should respect the sovereignty of other countries and not impose their will.[/b]

Ryabcool:
reputable links to back each of your facts or you're just blowing hot conspiracy theories. Show me your proof and I will readily agree with you