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Is There Anything Nigerians Won't Steal? by honeric01(m): 2:25pm On Oct 04, 2013

s there anything Nigerians won’t steal?" - by:
Salisu Suleiman - October 2, 2013. According to some estimates, late Gen Sani Abacha,
who was head of state from 1993 until his death in
1998, allegedly siphoned over $4 billion from
Nigeria’s treasury. How he managed that
monumental feat at a time when crude oil prices
barely averaged $10 per barrel reflects a measure of financial genius. But that is no longer a record;
James Ibori improved on the Abacha Paradigm and
somehow managed to steal N80 billion from the
coffers of just one state, Delta. Abacha and Ibori are by no means unique: It was
estimated that the now pardoned Diepreye
Alamieyeseigha made off with over N126 from the
coffers of Bayelsa state during his six year as
governor; an unheard of perpetual injunction has
stopped the investigation of former Rivers state governor, Dr. Peter Odili that might have uncovered
allegations of even more godless theft. Not to be
beaten, former governor Saminu Turaki used his
mathematical genius to milk an alleged N34 billion
from prostrate Jigawa state. When former Central Bank governor Charles Soludo
unveiled his banking reform and consolidation
project, many thought he was a genius. As it turned
out, his genius was not in his economics, but ability
to market flawed policies and contrived statistics to
a gullible public. In the end, trillions of naira worth of depositors’
funds was ‘consolidated’ by some bankers: Oceanic
Bank’s Cecelia Ibru was convicted of stealing over
N191 billion from her bank; Intercontinental Bank’s
Erastus Akingbola allegedly helped himself to about
N164 billion while PHB’s Francis Atuche and others are still dancing around our legal systems in court
over allegations of massive theft. If previous administrations thought they had set
unbreakable records in thievery, they were baldly
mistaken. Without breaking sweat, the Jonathan
administration managed to ‘lift’ N2.6 trillion from
Nigeria’s treasury in the name of fuel subsidies and
other unwholesome practices – including payments of billions of naira to companies not even
registered; over $1 billion was recently wired into
the accounts of several public officials from the
Malabu oil scandal. Not surprisingly, one year after Nuhu Ribadu
submitted his panel’s report on the petroleum
sector, who really remembers, or cares about its
findings anymore? This kind of impunity is not the exclusive preserve
of politicians and bankers: What has become of a
former director of Pension Accounts, Dr. Sani Teidi
Shaibu and his accomplices who allegedly stole
over N12 billion? Did a director of police pensions,
Mr. John Yusuf, not also not steal N27 billion in broad daily light? What happened to the judge that
set him free? A mere suspension before he returns
to the bench to continue to sell justice to the
highest bidders. These humungous thefts came to light only
because some of the perpetuators are dead, are out
of favour with government, greedily refused to
‘spread’ the loot, or were simply careless. Not that
public knowledge has led to penalties: the Abacha
loot was never returned; only a fraction of what Ibori stole was recovered; Odili’s perpetual
injunction may protect him until death; the Ribadu
report on the oil sector is dead and buried; the
Halliburton and Siemens scandals are long
forgotten and many notorious ‘election miracle’
judges are still on the bench. Add these to several allegations of impropriety
against the country’s minister of justice and
attorney general – Mr. Mohammed Adoke, and it
becomes clear that the rot is deeply rooted. Since most large scale thievery not only goes
unpunished, but is sometimes admired and
praised, no one seems to pay much attention to
theft at smaller levels, thus Nigerians now steal
things like metal manhole covers – leaving gaping
holes in the middle of roads that pose grave dangers to both drivers and pedestrians; it is
common to find bridge and pedestrian crossings
missing metal and aluminium railings – stolen in
the dead of night; even public trash bins that are
chained to streetlamps get stolen, as do light bulbs,
solar panels, power cables and anything that apparently belongs to government, even if they
have no real value. Petty theft is commonplace: police siphon fuel from
patrol cars for sale on the black market, and
valuable evidence in police custody regularly
disappear; customs officers steal and sell seized
contraband; bureaucrats have been known to steal
files and even entire records of service of staff; security guards steal diesel from generators on
property they are supposed to guard; drivers steal
parts from the cars they drive; domestic helps steal
foodstuff and anything they can lay their hands on;
even babies get stolen. Unfortunately, because so many of our political
actors – in the executive arm as well as the
legislature – came to government through stolen
mandates, there seems to be little that can be done
about theft – large or small. Which is Nigeria has
become a place where anything and everything is fair game for theft, thus the question: Is there
anything Nigerians will not steal?

Re: Is There Anything Nigerians Won't Steal? by abbeyie007(m): 2:44pm On Oct 04, 2013

as long as the item is stil valuable or useful, nigerians wil not hesitate to steal it.

Re: Is There Anything Nigerians Won't Steal? by Ngenge(m): 3:01pm On Oct 04, 2013

We cannot steal others' conscience. We cannot steal d truth. We cannot steal d insane nd imbeciles among us. God's word cannot be stolen. Air nd water cannot be stolen.

Re: Is There Anything Nigerians Won't Steal? by honeric01(m): 3:21pm On Oct 04, 2013

Ngenge: We cannot steal others' conscience. We cannot steal d truth. We cannot steal d insane nd imbeciles among us. God's word cannot be stolen. Air nd water cannot be stolen.

Did i read you type 'we can't steal the truth, conscience'? Don't let the bribery goons hear you, or the judges nor the police in Nigeria, these set of people have been doing this since 1970

Re: Is There Anything Nigerians Won't Steal? by jamace(m): 8:57am On Nov 02, 2013

Ngenge: We cannot steal others' conscience. We cannot steal d truth. We cannot steal d insane nd imbeciles among us. God's word cannot be stolen. Air nd water cannot be stolen.

Ha ha ha

, I laugh in tears. In Nigeria, everything can be stolen and has been stolen.

Conscience: The most stolen item by Nigerians. Tell me why a man who prays to Allah, 5 times a day will steal or take bribes. Tell me why a man who goes to church every sunday to pray officially will siphon money under his care.
Truth: Truth and conscience are twin brothers. If conscience is stolen, truth too will die a natural death. Have you not heard about governors of some states in Nigeria tell you that the state is broke yet the same governor will be building his personal mansions and hotels in Abuja and with a personal account fatter than that of the state he is ruling.

My bros, leave Nigeria alone. Why do you think there is the craze to buy BULLETPROOF cars by our leaders? Because they have guilty conscience and they feel the only way to escape the wrath of the masses is by hiding inside a ~~coffin~~ armoured car.

Re: Is There Anything Nigerians Won't Steal? by greatgod2012(f): 9:05am On Nov 02, 2013

And now APC is stealing PDP members grin

Re: Is There Anything Nigerians Won't Steal? by chimex38: 2:01pm On Nov 22, 2013

@ Op/MOD/watever
Why did u steal my reply button 4rm sports section.......D button belogs to Seun who have it to me and u stole it in broadday light witout my permission?
U are d greatest naija tif

Re: Is There Anything Nigerians Won't Steal? by chimex38: 2:24pm On Nov 22, 2013

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Re: Is There Anything Nigerians Won't Steal? by chimex38: 2:25pm On Nov 22, 2013

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