Ace photographer, Sunmi Smart Cole, on Thursday narrated how he was rough handled by President Muhammadu Buhari’s security detail during the colloquium to mark Senator Bola Tinubu’s birthday in Lagos.

Smart-Cole, 76, who is currently recovering from the injuries sustained during the beating in a hospital in Ikoyi, threatened to sue the Department of State Service (DSS).

The former head of photography in the presidency said he was revived by the former Governor, of Ogun State, Chief Segun Osoba, the Governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal, and the Governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha.

He said he was invited to the colloquium to take photographs, and that things were going on well until the president arrived and the place became rowdy.

“I was invited by the vice-president’s office. The vice-president told one of his assistants, Mrs. Uwais, the wife of a former Chief Justice of Nigeria, to invite me to cover the event”, he told Thisday.

“When Buhari entered with about 50 security personnel, things changed. If you stood near them, they would give you elbow. At a time, I just told one of them, ‘I am an old man; I am actually 76 years old’.


“He said he didn’t care and directed another security official to make sure ‘this old man does not come near the president’. I had to take photographs from a distance.

“The security operatives around the president continued to push me until I became exhausted and I slumped because my legs became weak.

“I slumped right in front of Segun Osoba, Niyi Adebayo, the former Governor of Ekiti State; the Governor Tambuwal, and Governor Okorocha, who sat together, including the Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki. They all saw me. I am the oldest working journalist in Nigeria.

“I slumped but I did not pass out. Prof. Pat Utomi and the Publisher of Ovation Magazine were detailed by Osoba to keep me seated, saying I get too excited when I carry camera. He seized my camera.”

Smart-Cole, however, disclosed that the doctors were not yet satisfied with his recovery and would spend more days there.

http://dailypost.ng/2018/04/06/buharis-security-detail-nearly-killed-veteran-journalist-smart-cole/

To Buhari and everyone around him, killing is nothing.
Life means nothing to him.

Let him keep stealing our money. In ten years time, you'll still see that his cows are 150 in number

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Stealing is not corruption, killing is not a crime.

Afonja una never see something

Good

50 SECURITY DETAILS!!!!

Buhari has graduated into a local ritualist. Ok o.

They should try to be more diplomatic....

Sorry grandpa

76 years old?

Sir you need to retire and rest
Your too old to cover events.

Baba, go and retire, abeg!

Dem Bmc wont see dis thread. Beating up a 76years old photographer

Papa should leave journalism joor. Small shove dat PMB's ADC gave him has become "nearly killed"

The National Common Entrance Examination [NCEE] Board has published the Entrance Exam Cut-Off Mark of Each State for the 2017/18 session.

*Below is the Current National Common Entrance Examination [NCEE] Cut-Off Marks Of Each State In The Federation.*

Male Female

Abia 65 65
Adamawa 40 40
Akwa-Ibom 63 63
Anambra 66 66
*Bauchi 18 18*
Benue 60 60
*Borno 33 33*
Cross-Rivers 54 54
Delta 65 65
Edo 63 63
Enugu. 65 65
Imo 66 66
*Jigawa 37 37*
Kaduna 52 52
*Kano 34 34*
*Katsina 37 37*
*Kebbi 35 35*
Kogi 61 61
Kwara 62 62
Lagos 65 65
*Niger 49 49*
Ogun 65 65
Ondo 64 64
Osun 64 64
Oyo 63 63
Plateau 52 52
Rivers 62 62
*Sokoto 15 7*
*Taraba 19 19*
*Yobe 20 20*
FCT-Abuja 57 57
Bayelsa 51 51
Ebonyi 60 60
Ekiti 62 62
*Gombe 37 37*
*Nassarawa 42 42*
*Zamfara 14 12*

*The funny thing is, those with lower cut off marks from the north will be the ones to run the govt tomorrow. They will be appointed judges, chief Justice, controllers, central bank heads, and heads of government agencies and ministries.*

*Are you still wondering why some want out of this evil forest? Why Nigeria is at the bottom of all good things and top of most bad issues in international/global ratings?*
Why our health, education, electricity, waterworks, refineries, petroleum distribution, etc. are in tatters?
*The above is a very graphic justification of the urgent need for Restructuring, at the very least!*

*DISTRIBUTE TO ALL FROM SOUTH-WEST, SOUTH-SOUTH & SOUTH-EAST NORTH CENTRAL ZONES OF NIGERIA* *WHO STILL THINK. CONSIDER THIS A NATIONAL EMERGENCY FOR THE SURVIVAL OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA!!!*
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It was Buhari dat pushed him!

Why not retire

Gerripola:
Wetin u find go there

Did u just type without reading smh

You have always dined with them sir and you should not have forgot the rule of long spoon to dine with the devil.

Between, respect sir!

thats how tyhey fight corruption

Why should the office of the vise president...even Osinbajo still be inviting his 76 year old uncle to come and snap? Is that the best way Osinbajo can reward or recognise Cole? Worst of all, He failed to ensure the safety of the grandpa he invited.

With all due respect sir, how did they "nearly kill you"? You simply slumped from 'exhaustion', why does it seem like everyone is just trying so hard to blackmail our dear president?

Sir you need to retire. Wonder if he doesnt have kids and wife to force him into retirement.

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I can relate, was privileged to provide security to some VIPs at the service of songs for the late VP Ekwueme at his oko home town. the church was all organised with some governors seated. not until osinbajo showed, pandemonium erupted in the church. over zealous security details of the VP turned the church into a rowdy market place shoving whoever was close by away all in the name of protecting their principal. smh for this country

Omoapena:
76 years old?

Sir you need to retire and rest
Your too old to cover events.

And seventy something years old (probably more) is not too old to be Nigeria President?!

Sir please can you just leave the case, we have a useless old tyrant that doesn't give a Bleep about anyone but only himself and that of his cows

Hiya!
Was it the pushing that made him exhausted or the fact that he stood up for so long?

Next time oga just go home. Don't go and kill yourself.