duni04:

:“It was the suitcases of the family of 20 that were counted as belonging to the emir and falsely presented to the public. General Buhari has over the years asked those who have questions over the matter to go to Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, who was at the head of Customs operations at the airport on the day,” his spokesperson said.

barcanista:
When General Muhammadu Buhari came to power, there was wide corruption in the Second Republic. A decree was passed that nobody take out or bring in foreign currency into the country. Offenders are liable to 10years in Jail. This decree was to curb money laundering by politicians and corrupt businessmen.

FELA KUTI
Fela had performed abroad, he was paid in foreign currency in cash and had it on him on his return to Lagos. He was subsequently arrested for breaking the law and was prosecuted, found guilty and jailed.

PLEA:
There was a plea by human right groups to Head of State Buhari to "pardon" Fela, he refused because he believe that the law be served to the letter.

THE OFFENSE, GMB AND FELA:
First, there was an existing law/decree.

Secondly, Fela bringing in cash means it contradicts the law/decree, however, the money is from hard work.
Morally, he's justified! Legally, he is not.

Buhari had refused to grant pardon, because the law was broken. If he grants pardon, some section of politicians will accuse him of preferential treatment. He didn't because he believes in absolute discipline.
By law, he is justified. Morally, he is not, considering that it was Fela's sweat(my opinion). The law does not work with emotion unfortunately.

MY OPINION:
GMB should have pardoned Fela. The law should have made for exception. Buhari should have tampered justice with mercy

omenka:
They said "Obama", erepoerter added "Barack". Is Barack Obama the only one in the world who bears the name "Obama"

Crappy journalism.

Lanrefreshkid:


if this was what really happened then this OP just won Buhari a fan when i know his aim is the opposite.

If Fela was jailed for this then he his a good leader cos he doenst compromise justice and thats the quality of a good leader.

This man will do good for Nigerians just that i am afraid of this sharia thing.
at least better than Mr iWearNoShoes that doesnt want others to wear shoes cos he didnt....mcheeew

Eziachi:
I thought Fela was unjustly convicted by Justices Anya and Justice Dosunmu?
When did Buhari becomes a high court judge?
And by the way, I thought it was Idiagbon that achieved everything and Buhari was only sitting down chewing gworo?
Why is the credit for jailing Fela not going to Idiagbon but Buhari?

samento:
Double mouthed people. Ignorance is not an excuse. If Fela wass not jailed for the offence he commited its you people that will still accuse the government that some people are above the law. If you want to critisize Buhari, do it construtively putting legality into consideration. You people were saying Idiagbon was the one ruling then, now you are accusing Buhari of Fela's predicament. We are all Nigerians living right here in Nigeria during the regime. I was not jailed neither were you. Because we never went against the law. This tampering of justice with mercy is what has led Nigeria to where we are today. Nigeria will never move foward if we continue to alter justice for mercy.

Billyonaire:
So, a man, such like Fela, a Hero known worldwide, can not bring his earnings back home ? God punish Buhari.

And after they could not silence Fela, Buhari and his Oligrachs, went ahead to poison him with cyanide, and gave his Iscariot brother 200m to bastardize his brother as HIV carrier just to shame him.

docadams:


Barcanista was just trying to be diplomatic.
I agree with you that we should stick to the law no matter what. I also agree with u that majority of the people here never experienced the Buhari era but are here spinning tales from hearsay. The poor masses had little or no grouse with GMB regime. It is the bourgeoise (as we use to call the corrupt elite then) that had issues with the regime. This group connived with a willing IBB to overthrow GMB.
Since then we have been continuously groping in the dark.

berem:
Buhari did all the bad things while Idiagbon did the good things during their regime. You see how some nigerians reason? Pa Eziachi,biko gwa wa ha okwu biko!!

Mogidi:


Why wasn't the Emir of Gwandu whose son was ADC to Buhari punished as well?

barcanista:
When General Muhammadu Buhari came to power, there was wide corruption in the Second Republic. A decree was passed that nobody take out or bring in foreign currency into the country. Offenders are liable to 10years in Jail. This decree was to curb money laundering by politicians and corrupt businessmen.

FELA KUTI
Fela had performed abroad, he was paid in foreign currency in cash and had it on him on his return to Lagos. He was subsequently arrested for breaking the law and was prosecuted, found guilty and jailed.

PLEA:
There was a plea by human right groups to Head of State Buhari to "pardon" Fela, he refused because he believe that the law be served to the letter.

THE OFFENSE, GMB AND FELA:
First, there was an existing law/decree.

Secondly, Fela bringing in cash means it contradicts the law/decree, however, the money is from hard work.
Morally, he's justified! Legally, he is not.

Buhari had refused to grant pardon, because the law was broken. If he grants pardon, some section of politicians will accuse him of preferential treatment. He didn't because he believes in absolute discipline.
By law, he is justified. Morally, he is not, considering that it was Fela's sweat(my opinion). The law does not work with emotion unfortunately.

MY OPINION:
GMB should have pardoned Fela. The law should have made for exception. Buhari should have tampered justice with mercy

TrishaP:

Look who we have here. The diva has finally showed up.

berem:
On-going research indeed. You're so jobless that you now research on Buhari and his arrest of Fela which happened decades ago. Why don't you channel your research on Boko Haram and suggest possible ways of ending the insurgency as a saTANist and tell us what JonaTAN has to offer in 2015.

Yeye dey smell!

ggrin:
Just imagine what will happen if the angel who
as been holding the trumpet to christ's second
coming For over 2000yrs decide to test if the
trumpet is still working...

berem:
On-going research indeed. You're so jobless that you now research on Buhari and his arrest of Fela which happened decades ago. Why don't you channel your research on Boko Haram and suggest possible ways of ending the insurgency as a saTANist and tell us what JonaTAN has to offer in 2015.

Yeye dey smell!

noblezone:
Buhari was tyranny personified!

An over ambitious soldier who who led fellow rascals to destroy destinies!

Nigerians are hoodwinked that jailing people is the same as fighting corruption!

Buhari shed innocent blood just for the fun of it!

We must do what we have to do: Buhari must not smell that sit again!

berem:
On-going research indeed. You're so jobless that you now research on Buhari and his arrest of Fela which happened decades ago. Why don't you channel your research on Boko Haram and suggest possible ways of ending the insurgency as a saTANist and tell us what JonaTAN has to offer in 2015.

Yeye dey smell!

berem:
On-going research indeed. You're so jobless that you now research on Buhari and his arrest of Fela which happened decades ago. Why don't you channel your research on Boko Haram and suggest possible ways of ending the insurgency as a saTANist and tell us what JonaTAN has to offer in 2015.

Yeye dey smell!

mikeansy:


Apart from the fact that some emirs were given preferential treatment, that law itself is as boneheaded as they come!

How can the economy of any nation survive if the country's international businessmen can not handle any foreign currency?

That's not fight against corruption, that's plain stup.i.dit.y!

barcanista:
When General Muhammadu Buhari came to power, there was wide corruption in the Second Republic. A decree was passed that nobody take out or bring in foreign currency into the country. Offenders are liable to 10years in Jail. This decree was to curb money laundering by politicians and corrupt businessmen.

FELA KUTI
Fela had performed abroad, he was paid in foreign currency in cash and had it on him on his return to Lagos. He was subsequently arrested for breaking the law and was prosecuted, found guilty and jailed.

PLEA:
There was a plea by human right groups to Head of State Buhari to "pardon" Fela, he refused because he believe that the law be served to the letter.

THE OFFENSE, GMB AND FELA:
First, there was an existing law/decree.

Secondly, Fela bringing in cash means it contradicts the law/decree, however, the money is from hard work.
Morally, he's justified! Legally, he is not.

Buhari had refused to grant pardon, because the law was broken. If he grants pardon, some section of politicians will accuse him of preferential treatment. He didn't because he believes in absolute discipline.
By law, he is justified. Morally, he is not, considering that it was Fela's sweat(my opinion). The law does not work with emotion unfortunately.

MY OPINION:
GMB should have pardoned Fela. The law should have made for exception. Buhari should have tampered justice with mercy

Acidosis:


Politics is cra. zy I swear! Berem, you're my good friend off-nl? Why call me 'jobless'?
Have I ever begged you for a job?

blemon44:
Why did Jonathan release Al Mustafa from prison?

berem:
There are thousands of people like Fela who violated the law and are walking freely today. It's either they are given presidential pardons or they wipe out their case from EFCC all for re-election in 2015.

This is why Buhari must be voted as our next president to kill corruption.

Enough is enough!!!

mathskill:
The problem withe people like u is you went to school but instead of the school passing through all that u did was pass through school. I stated facts but u misinterpreted as emotional yet your reply is the one full of conflicting emotions. Classic case of pot calling the kettle black.Back to Buhari, he was a former head of state,headed the oil industry,headed PTF. Former GOC yet the only case of alleged corruption u can muster against is that of 53 suit cases? Thats like a saint in a den of thiefs. He dosnt hv a single filling station not to talk of oil block. No foreign account. No house on abuja. His sickler daughter died of child birth cos he didnt hv the fund to take her abroad to deliver in a better hospital. If this guy is who you villify to hate then you will continue to get villains you love to rule you.

Ranchhoddas:
where is your brain?

anonimi:


You will need to show that your BEHIND so I can assess cum evaluate whether it will be worth my while to get there

barcanista:
Do you have to insult her in that manner? That is uncalled for

iv4fb:



Really crazy! I apologize on her behalf, its called paid to defend, expect nothing less.

miket2:
The blind stupidity and loyalty of some Nigerians never ceases to amaze me.... I do not blame the politicians, after all the saying that "a people get the government they deserve" is very true....

At this point I dont even blame the politicians for the state of the nation....it is the idiot Nigerians who never take them to task who I blame

for the record i support no party in Nigeria they are as bad as each other, but just because you are a supporter of Buhari doesnt mean you cannot admit that it was a politically motivated arrest and he was wrong...

some of us were around at that time so we know what happened, fela was travelling to a concert with 36 band members, as the band leader all the money was with him £1600... only a complete slowpoke would assume that the £1600 were for him alone and that the other 36 would be travelling without one penny between all of them.....

No other money was found on any of the people travelling with him so his assertion that the money was the travelling expenses for the entire group is entirely plausible....

He simply kept all the money in one place rather than divide it up amongst everybody, yet people are insisting that for this a 10 year sentence was justifiable.......


bloody illiterates ...... thats why the country is in the state its in

nationwide1:
Stop being so emotional about Buhari that does not know you or care about you! How dare you call members of the forum stupid and ignorant because of a former dictator, Buhari? Is that you how well vested you're in knowledge and you don't know that the same Buhari's government allowed an emir with so many suit cases to pass at the airport without a check? Or do you mean selective justice is also an attribute of your 'righteous and faultless' general? Learn to keep your emotions at bay when online. You can make your points valid without resorting to insults. It's barbaric and childish.