The General Officer Commanding (GOC), 1 Division Nigerian Army, Kaduna, Major-General Garba Wahab, at the weekend said the media should not eulogize criminals as the Division has arrested a suspected orange seller who spied for terrorists and over N600 million was found in his bank account within three months.

The GOC, whose area of command covers the north-western states, while fielding questions from newsmen in Kaduna relating to why the Army is carrying out general search without discrimination, said, “When we stop those who are hawking and carrying wheelbarrow, and we said we want to check, people will shout, ‘Why are you disturbing the average person?’ And I give you example; we arrested somebody here called mai lemu (orange seller) in Kawo here. And in three months when we checked through his account, over 600 million naira has passed through that man’s account, and he sells orange here by Kawo bridge.

“He is there as a lookout. He is like a spy. He looks around, gets information and feeds these guys, says this is what is happening. That is why I said we are not dealing with idiots. We are dealing with people who have one or two guys working and thinking, and giving them information. And we know that before they attack they must look at the softest locations.”

Wahab added that it is a criminality that the media and society must cooperate and ensure that it is brought to an end.

On Thursday’s attacks in Daura, he explained that military personnel adhered to the principles of rules of engagement, saying, “I called this press conference to fill the gap on the attack that occurred in Daura, Katsina state. We don’t want a situation where people will be speculating. Yes, the criminals came, they bombed vehicles, and they packed money using improvised explosive devices (IEDs) to bomb everywhere. Nobody will give an instruction for an innocent life to be lost, so in whatever we do, we keep to the rules of engagement given to us and that is why I have called the media to lend us their support because when a few reports go out, it’s like it is encouraging the criminals and they start to think they have the upper hand.”

Meanwhile, the presidency yesterday offered amnesty to any Boko Haram member who surrenders, as it wages war on the insurgents in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa, where state of emergency was declared last Tuesday.

Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Dr. Rueben Abati, revealed this yesterday while talking to Reuters, a foreign news agency, on telephone.

He said: “Mr President has urged Boko Haram members to surrender their arms and embrace the amnesty option which is still open as the committee is working on the option of dialogue for a peaceful resolution.”

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.....N600 modaf**king millas hawking oranges.. .

Good job the Naija military.

Pls check dem oranges..it cld be their new method of concealing and transporting grenades..

Hope my ppl are not reading this news..someone might want to export some oranges to malaysia or UK..

'Mai lemu' with 600million ? That is surely one of the several money conduit. He should be quizzed and more info could come out from him.

You sure say no be money wey dem rob bank for katsina be that

So selling oranges can be very lucrative¿

600m with an Orange seller?? He should have been shot in the knee cap or ankle! He'll confess right away about where he got the money from.

Great job from the Nigerian Army so far!

OMG!!! Am I mad Orange saler with 600m. Boko bad nobe small

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Maybe he sells Golden Oranges too that fetched him those mega bucks. Just saying......

;DMaybe he sells Golden Oranges too that fetched him those mega bucks. Just saying...... ;DMaybe he sells Golden Oranges too that fetched him those mega bucks. Just saying......

Agbabiaka o!
d man just dey use orange selling front. Dis boko boys get small sense fa.

daylae: So selling oranges can be very lucrative¿

You can type that again, bro.

They should search any Mallam and Aboki with flowing gowns....

Just keep him and let him rat others out. How 600m passed through his account should be investigated and his account put under heavy investigation.

He is a spy and the annoying thing is that he is backed by the people living in that area. I have no sympathy for those hit.

First off, the SoE is a welcome development. Although some people believe its long overdue but I prefer half a bread than none. Even the US didn't expect a SoE, that's why John Kerry said that the troops should be very careful with human lives...like they really care. Huh?

Second, we say our troops are fighting the dreaded Boko Harm, yet their sponsors - those Borno Senators caught red-handed - Senator Zanna and Ali are still walking free around town like a philanthropist. If the IG is soft of them probably because he's also from the north, let the President order the Head of the Military to interrogate them. I can bet that after spending just 4hours in the military custody, they'd confess and name other sponsors of the group. This orange seller might just be a channel and not a backbone sponsor. Once access to money is blocked, gross weakness would affect their logistics. But the president turned a blind eye on those senators because they were not linked to Buhari. Politics!

Third, nigerians are just too emotional about national issues. Instead of taking time to think about the presidents declaration, all we see here is "Kill them all", "those northerns should be destroyed", "they should be gunned down" and other unnecessary statements. We need to quit swimming in the pool of emotion. Let's towel-dry our instant approval and reactions, then sit on the couch of logical reasoning. When someone makes a statement about our country, either good or bad, it doesn't hurt if we take sometime to think about what's been said instead of swallowing it all up hook, line and sinker. The declaration of SoE should not be an end but a means. A means to create the platform for a sovereign national conference. While the military has risen up to save the nation by guns, the civilians (u and I) must also use dialogue as a weapon. We must also press it on GEJ that he calls for a national conference to save the nation by dialogue. Let the northern PDPs come and make their grievances known and each tribe's representative should speak the truth about the state of the nation. Possibly all those northern PDP elites who have been silent about BH would talk, forgive and re-structure their party and the zoning controversy that magnified the problem.

Fourth, those who supports PDP/GEJ should call for federalism. If truly u want crises to stop, then tell the president that he has the power to change things for good in PDP. If he could use such power to re-structure the party to his taste, biting very hard on Amaechi's butts, then such power should be channelled to add federalism into PDP's ideology. That each state be responsible for its development, revenue and security. Waiting for monthly allocation makes these governors less concerned because whether or not they perform, money comes from Abuja. Buhari's CPC stands on federalism. It would solve these problems because a Lagosian would be less concerned about what happens in Borno and the FG would not be too worried about it.

Fifth, the problem of BH was caused by failure of northern military leaders. They spent years in power, yet they didn't ensure that their folks be educated. Unemployment, poverty and illiteracy is very rife in the north. We should learn from this: ethnicity doesn't guarantee competence. Don't choose leaders because they are from ur tribe. Vote for a candidate that has a proven track record. The north is unstable today, who knows what would be of the south tomorrow if we don't have a good leader. Aap!


Frawzey

Afterall,they wil start grumbling dat army is killing innocent,they wont border to scrutiny tinz b4 jumping in2 conclusion..Kill dem alll

If someone will give me to spy on goodluck, my Broda I no mind o. N600m no be N600 o. Even dangote no fit make N600m on Orange Dansa juice in a year. It reminds e of that woman that sold pure water and made billions. Come o, wetin don happen to that woman sef?

[b]600 million?!



OKAY!! Let me think out loud here for a second.... So if 600million passed through his account in 3 months, shouldnt the money be easy to trace back to its origin?
Someone must have deposited the money in his account. How about they trace back to the day of the deposit, what bank, what name, was it in cheque or cash. Banks have CCTV's, if it was a cash transaction, the day of deposit can be found and the tape reviewed. Shouldnt the bank had red flagged his account when such large amounts of money are suspiciously passing through his account?! Didnt the bank sense money laundering? How was he able to withdraw 600 million naira with such ease from a bank under this new 'withdrawal cap' of 1.5million (abi na 10 million) that Sanusi put in place? When such large amounts of money are being dealt with, banks always photograph the bankers of such monies, so did the bank do so?! If the bank didnt, then is the bank manager an accomplice?!


Too many unanswered questions..


this story sounds like a lie.

_{** Waiter, abeg come substitute this two empty bottle of Star **} [/b]

lemme go and withdraw my 1billion b4 they mistake me for boko harram too

Ok

Who is this man lying to? Why is the bank involved not named? 600 million in 3 months through a individual account and no red flags?

And our highly paid orange seller spy has no name?

Abegi. Fight bh, but dont give us bizarre stories.

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Olucheye: 600m with an Orange seller?? He should have been shot in the knee cap or ankle! He'll confess right away about where he got the money from.

Great job from the Nigerian Army so far!

Guy u be Jack Bauer?

oyb: Who is this man lying to? Why is the bank involved not named? 600 million in 3 months through a individual account and no red flags?

And our highly paid orange seller spy has no name?

Abegi. Fight bh, but dont give us bizarre stories.

no red flags? Yeah thats so very possible. Sadly

martyns303:
Guy u be Jack Bauer?

no, na Jack Bauer younger brother

N6,000,000.00 hmmm, I wanna be a spy.

Dat guy must be one of em commanders!


My take...shoot him!

this is serious! we need more intel on Boko haram