Ogbako-Igbo Worldwide, an Igbo body has claimed that the United States allegation of fraud linking the Managing Director of Air Peace airline, Allen Onyema, was the handiwork of enemies trying to pull down businesses owned by Igbo in the country.

This was contained in a press statement signed by the group’s National President, Dr. Vitalis Ajumbe and Secretary, Chief Mike Ejezie, which was made available to newsmen on Thursday morning.

They recalled that it was the same drama that played out some time with Innoson motors and Ibeto Cement compaines owned by the Igbo.

It will be recalled that US State Department of Justice(DoJ), in a statement posted on its website last week, said Air Peace Chief of Administration and Finance, Ejiroghene Eghagha, has also been charged with bank fraud and committing aggravated Identity theft in connection with the scheme.

Reacting, Onyema said all money transferred to the US went through the CBN, adding that the allegations were false and were in no way in line with his character as a person and as a businessman.

However, Ogbako-Igbo also in the statement, alleged that Onyema’s trouble started when he helped to repatriate stranded Nigerians in the period of South Africa Xenophobic attacks and that such gesture could be of advantage in the 2023 politics.

The statement which read partly stated that, “This allegation has been denied severally by Mr. Onyema as according to him, he never defrauds any bank. He never defrauded any person. That what he did was purely business transactions. Those who are insinuating fraud case against Mr. Onyema are enemies of the Ndigbo who again, want to pull down any thriving Igbo business.

“We guess he drew trouble to himself when he evacuated the stranded Nigerians in South Africa. This rose his profile and jealousy stepped in. Some politicians in Nigeria thought he may have interest in politics come 2023 as the Igbos are clamouring for President.

“While some gave it their own interpretation. So, they must cut his wings before he files. This, we believe, is what is playing out in all these allegations against Mr. Onyema. Severally, Igbo business interests have been targeted in order to ruin our economy, but unfortunately, the harder they come, the harder Igbos survive. Recall that Ibeto Cement case, which crashed the price of bags of cement how he was targeted and nearly destroyed. Innoson motors were also targeted”.


https://dailypost.ng/2019/11/28/igbo-business-interests-being-targeted-in-nigeria-southeast-group-claims/

This is supposed to be an Igbo world body spewing such thrash. No fact, no background just a load of crap and disjointed anecdotes. This is how they feed falsehoods to their vuvuzelas on social media and cause noise riot.
mmmtccheeew...!

stop using politics to save ur head.

Hiann! Whoever did this to this same set of people, it shall not be well with him/her.

It's igbo sectors targeted. Exchange rate increase , importation business duty and tariffs increase, border closure, imported goods prohibitions but he who God bless no man can curse

MetaPhysical:
This is supposed to be an Igbo world body spewing such thrash. No fact, no background just a load of crap and disjointed anecdotes. This is how they feed falsehoods to their vuvuzelas on social media and cause noise riot.
mmmtccheeew...!

- The allegation involves an Igbo man,
- The group is suppose to be an Igbo group advocating for not just the region but for a Nigerian entrepreneur.
- The Airline benefits you and the country,
- The Airline is fast becoming African largest,
- Onyema is Nigerian, even assisting Nigerians (free of charge) in the xenophobia issue.
- The monies was never declared stolen,
- The alleged crime is basically on disbursement from intended purpose which Airpeace has vehemently denied while proceeding to court...

What is really your gain being against the Airline that is the country's best and its owner?

MetaPhysical:
This is supposed to be an Igbo world body spewing such thrash. No fact, no background just a load of crap and disjointed anecdotes. This is how they feed falsehoods to their vuvuzelas on social media and cause noise riot.
mmmtccheeew...!

The spewed out utter rubbish in the real sense rather than question the inability of EFCC to look into how globacom was set up with an unsecured loan that crippled TIB , how unauthorized movement of cash by tinubu during the 2019 election in Lagos against cbn policy and the money laundering act and the vast and authorized use of Nigerias tax payers money $500m to fund the failed election of hilary Clinton in 2016 by the Buhari's government,, nothing has come out of the $43m that was discovered in ikoyi Mansion by a whistleblower, they are here beating a dead horse

We all know that USA is envy Igbos success .

cjrane:
This is a fact!
The Nigerian state is targeting Igbo businesses to ruin them. Only INNOSON is currently remaining and they will try again to pull him down.

So you mean there is no single Igbo business man again except for Innoson. Innoson is the only owned Igbo business still existing, the others have been ruined

Esseite:


- The allegation involves an Igbo man,
- The group is suppose to be an Igbo group advocating for not just the region but for a Nigerian entrepreneur.
- The Airline benefits you and the country,
- The Airline is fast becoming African largest,
- Onyema is Nigerian, even assisting Nigerians (free of charge) in the xenophobia issue.
- The monies was never declared stolen,
- The alleged crime is basically on disbursement from intended purpose which Airpeace has vehemently denied while proceeding to court...

What is really your gain being against the Airline that is the country's best and its owner?

Allow the law to take its course. There is no need for any Igbo world body to start crying "he is our son", she is our daughter" everytime one of you voluntarily walk into crime zone.

Nobody ran away after Obasanjo finished his administration.
Go and look at the list of run aways from Jonathan administration and see where they are from. Compare with those in the same administration that were honored by their home country. Why is Ngozi a run away but Adesina is honored? Why is Diezani a run away but Omobola is honored?

There are two people indicted, it is Onyema and Ejiroghene. Why are Ejiro people not disturbing Nigerians with noise? Abi Ejiro no be somebody pikin?

Who needs Air Peace? Did Nigeria not survive before Air Peace? Will Nigeria collapse if Air Peace shuts down? In fact, is Air Peace indicted? No.

Onyema should hire lawyers to represent him in America...and he better not miss court date. America is not Nigeria. They will indict their own President....so who is a nobody running airline in Nigeria to them? They dont care!

muykem:
We all know that USA is envy Igbos success .

The Americans are jealous of we Igbos because we Igbos are the one that developed America

kettykin:


The spewed out utter rubbish in the real sense rather than question the inability of EFCC to look into how globacom was set up with an unsecured loan that crippled TIB , how unauthorized movement of cash by tinubu during the 2019 election in Lagos against cbn policy and the money laundering act and the vast and authorized use of Nigerias tax payers money $500m to fund the failed election of hilary Clinton in 2016 by the Buhari's government,, nothing has come out of the $43m that was discovered in ikoyi Mansion by a whistleblower, they are here beating a dead horse

What do you call unauthorized movement of money against cbn policy?

Are you aware bullion vans move money for Bureau de Exchange? Matter of fact, bullion vans operators are private business and their job is to move assets, not only cash. If you have, say 500 cellphones you want to hand out as gifts at a rally, or even a party....and you consider security as an issue, you can contract bullion van to move it for you. There is nothing illegal in movement of money so long it is trackable and has transparent records of accountability. Did Tinubu's movement have records? If they do he did nothing wrong....and just to be sure, he does not have to disclose it to public.

Odieshi Oshia Guys awa gutter
Onyema is Apple on God's eyes
Air peace is here to Stay
Psalm 35 : 3
Draw out also the spear, and stop the way against them that persecute me: say unto my soul, I am thy salvation.

Jakpon:
So you mean there is no single Igbo business man again except for Innoson. Innoson is the only owned Igbo business still existing, the others have been ruined

They are in Malaysia, Indonesia, Phillipines, Cambodia, USA...chopping beans like kirikiri business.

my issue was how some frustrated and bitter souls in Nigeria wanted to buy the case from America. the monkeys that are well known for worshipping those who have committed serious fraud against nigerian state, become American defenders against fraud overnight while crying more than american citizens

MetaPhysical:


What do you call unauthorized movement of money against cbn policy?

Are you aware bullion vans move money for Bureau de Exchange? Matter of fact, bullion vans operators are private business and their job is to move assets, not only cash. If you have, say 500 cellphones you want to hand out as gifts at a rally, or even a party....and you consider security as an issue, you can contract bullion van to move it for you. There is nothing illegal in movement of money so long it is trackable and has transparent records of accountability. Did Tinubu's movement have records? If they do he did nothing wrong....and just to be sure, he does not have to disclose it to public.

have a look at the Money laundering act

(1) No person or body corporate shall make or accept cash payment of a sum exceeding-
(a) N500,000 or its equivalent, in the case of an individual, or
(b) N2,000,000.00 (Two million Naira) or its equivalent, in the case of a body corporate,
except in a transaction through a financial institution.

Any person found guilty of contravening this is liable to imprisonment for a term of not less than 3 years or a fine of N10m (Ten Million Naira) or to both.

Tinubu has broken this rule on many occasions

MetaPhysical:


Allow the law to take its course. There is no need for any Igbo world body to start crying "he is our son", she is our daughter" everytime one of you voluntarily walk into crime zone.

Nobody ran away after Obasanjo finished his administration.
Go and look at the list of run aways from Jonathan administration and see where they are from. Compare with those in the same administration that were honored by their home country. Why is Ngozi a run away but Adesina is honored? Why is Diezani a run away but Omobola is honored?

There are two people indicted, it is Onyema and Ejiroghene. Why are Ejiro people not disturbing Nigerians with noise? Abi Ejiro no be somebody pikin?

Who needs Air Peace? Did Nigeria not survive before Air Peace? Will Nigeria collapse if Air Peace shuts down? In fact, is Air Peace indicted? No.

Onyema should hire lawyers to represent him in America...and he better not miss court date. America is not Nigeria. They will indict their own President....so who is a nobody running airline in Nigeria to them? They dont care!

The bolded may just be the basis of your argument..

The case is in court, he has vouched to clear his name even if it requests him going to the US... would it not be in your benefit if he is cleared and the airline does not go underground, in saner climes you should be supporting him until proven otherwise.

On the basis of the tribe fighting for it's people, what is the number of its political holders compared to other regions, most cases where it's people are removed from office for alleged crimes, they are mostly replaced with others and barely get back to such level, its would only be reflex to fight to keep what is left except proven by the court of law devoid of political shenanigans which is mostly the case amongst Nigerian political atmosphere.

Ngozi is not running and has never claimed to run away from Nigeria, while she was out of Nigeria all sorts of stories and headlines were pushed to tarnish her image, as at today where are those stories and headlines, they would rather remain free while you prove their cases in court than hound them like animals while eventually found innocent.

Esseite:


The bolded may just be the basis of your argument..

The basis of my argument is self-marginalization by Ibos. Is Onyema Nigerian son or Ibo son? Yorubas do not care about "our son", do crime and face the music. We already provided an avenue for that through family name and omoluabi ethos, anyone that deviates has himself to blame and Yoruba will not stand up for anyone straddling the edge when the law comes for them. We will raise our voices in defense of the defensible. I believe I speak for majority of Nigerians. This is why we have not heard from Ejiro people as we have from Ibo.

So if Onyema is Nigerian then he must be treated as other Nigerians are treated in similar cases....allow the law to take its course. But if you want to use "our son":....then his airline must also be "our airline business". So na wetin concern Nigerians with Air Peace?

You are yet to answer if Air Peace is indicted.

kettykin:


The spewed out utter rubbish in the real sense rather than question the inability of EFCC to look into how globacom was set up with an unsecured loan that crippled TIB , how unauthorized movement of cash by tinubu during the 2019 election in Lagos against cbn policy and the money laundering act and the vast and authorized use of Nigerias tax payers money $500m to fund the failed election of hilary Clinton in 2016 by the Buhari's government,, nothing has come out of the $43m that was discovered in ikoyi Mansion by a whistleblower, they are here beating a dead horse

If you have issues with the case, forward your enquiries to the court and the US authorities and for the other nonsense you wrote, open another thread for those and don't derail this.

MetaPhysical:


The basis of my argument is self-marginalization by Ibos. Is Onyema Nigerian son or Ibo son? Yorubas do not care about "our son", do crime and face the music. We already provided an avenue for that through family name and omoluabi ethos, anyone that deviates has himself to blame and Yoruba will not stand up for anyone straddling the edge when the law comes for them. We will raise our voices in defense of the defensible. I believe I speak for majority of Nigerians. This is why we have not heard from Ejiro people as we have from Ibo.

So if Onyema is Nigerian then he must be treated as other Nigerians are treated in similar cases....allow the law to take its course. But if you want to use "our son":....then his airline must also be "our airline business". So na wetin concern Nigerians with Air Peace?

You are yet to answer if Air Peace is indicted.

At the bolded, is that not exactly what his people are doing?... has any court proven him guilty?

He is only innocent until proven otherwise.

Esseite:


The bolded may just be the basis of your argument..

The case is in court, he has vouched to clear his name even if it requests him going to the US... would it not be in your benefit if he is cleared and the airline does not go underground, in saner climes you should be supporting him until proven otherwise.

On the basis of the tribe fighting for it's people, what is the number of its political holders compared to other regions, most cases where it's people are removed from office for alleged crimes, they are mostly replaced with others and barely get back to such level, its would only be reflex to fight to keep what is left except proven by the court of law devoid of political shenanigans which is mostly the case amongst Nigerian political atmosphere.

In fact, it should be other way around. Those with more people in representation should be the models for those with far less. There is a culture of criminality and world Igbo bodies claiming for authority of representation should address it.

There is no reason any Igbo body should speak as these people spoke in the article. You make a ridicule of your ethnic group with such responses in public. They said enemies of Ibo are behind this charge against Onyema. Were enemies of Ibo behind the Anglican Pastor that goes around robbing capital assets that the society depend on for communications? Were enemies of Ibo behind Invictus Obi defrauding Americans to the tune of 11million dollars? Una no get sense!

Esseite:


At the bolded, is that not exactly what his people are doing?... has any court proven him guilty?

He is only innocent until proven otherwise.

So why not follow that example and do same for Onyema? Why the "our son" noise on social media?

MetaPhysical:


In fact, it should be other way around. Those with more people in representation should be the models for those with far less. There is a culture of criminality and world Igbo bodies claiming for authority of representation should address it.

There is no reason any Igbo body should speak as these people spoke in the article. You make a ridicule of your ethnic group with such responses in public. They said enemies of Ibo are behind this charge against Onyema. Were enemies of Ibo behind the Anglican Pastor that goes around robbing capital assets that the society depend on for communications? Were enemies of Ibo behind Invictus Obi defrauding Americans to the tune of 11million dollars? Una no get sense!

Which Igbo group spoke on Invictus?
Which Igbo group spoke on the Anglican pastor?

The Igbo group speaking on behalf of its entrepreneurs have only noticed a pattern which they highlighted with multiple examples which most of the cases the victims were eventually found innocent but the deed or motive for the deed has been achieved already. Either they lost the investment or their name muddled up and sent to relegation.

They are acting on impulse to save the reputation of its National entrepreneurs untill corruption cases proven otherwise by a competent court.

Esseite:


- The allegation involves an Igbo man,
- The group is suppose to be an Igbo group advocating for not just the region but for a Nigerian entrepreneur.
- The Airline benefits you and the country,
- The Airline is fast becoming African largest,
- Onyema is Nigerian, even assisting Nigerians (free of charge) in the xenophobia issue.
- The monies was never declared stolen,
- The alleged crime is basically on disbursement from intended purpose which Airpeace has vehemently denied while proceeding to court...

What is really your gain being against the Airline that is the country's best and its owner?

I wonder why most of you are crying over nothing, just a mere allegation, even the court that indicted him hasn't said he's guilty or innocent but you are already giving judgment.
I hope when the case starts you'd be in the court to convince the judge if he's guilty or innocent.

kettykin:


have a look at the Money laundering act

(1) No person or body corporate shall make or accept cash payment of a sum exceeding-
(a) N500,000 or its equivalent, in the case of an individual, or
(b) N2,000,000.00 (Two million Naira) or its equivalent, in the case of a body corporate,
except in a transaction through a financial institution.

Any person found guilty of contravening this is liable to imprisonment for a term of not less than 3 years or a fine of N10m (Ten Million Naira) or to both.

Tinubu has broken this rule on many occasions

What was in the bullion van? Bullion vans, like I said, can transport anything that can be compromised by laxity in security. There is a risk assessment attached to the value of goods. You use insurance to cover that risk. He could have been handing out gifts of high value and if in the judgement of the insurance underwriter bullion van is best way to get them to destination, then by God, thats how the shipment and delivery will be made.

So what was in the bullion van, do you know?

MetaPhysical:


So why not follow that example and do same for Onyema? Why the "our son" noise on social media?

Because the media is already trying too hard to mess up his name even before the court case kicks off, exactly what you are doing right now.. his people are only fighting back the media which they have noticed to be spearheaded by other region.

Some already aligned him alongside invictus, like you previously did.

Area4Area:
I wonder why most of you are crying over nothing, just a mere allegation, even the court that indicted him hasn't said he's guilty or innocent but you are already giving judgment.
I hope when the case starts you'd be in the court to convince the judge if he's guilty or innocent.

Air Peace is not at all indicted....but vuvuzelas have flooded internet, egged on by their Igbo world bodies, and fooled to make noise riot about Air Peace being targeted.

Esseite:


At the bolded, is that not exactly what his people are doing?... has any court proven him guilty?

He is only innocent until proven otherwise.

He is still innocent and nobody has pronounced him guilty, it is the so called Igbo body that didn't want the US court to do its job and already blaming others for his plight

Esseite:


Because the media is already trying too hard to mess up his name even before the court case kicks off, exactly what you are doing right now.. his people are only fighting back the media which they have noticed to be spearheaded by other region.

Some already aligned him alongside invictus, like you previously did.

What if the court finally finds him guilty with enough evidence, what would you do, sue the US government perhaps

Area4Area:
He is still innocent and nobody has pronounced him guilty, it is the so called Igbo body that didn't want the US court to do its job and already blaming others for his plight

A section of the Nigerian media has already tagged him guilty and that is exactly what brought about the reprisal attacks. moreover his people may have noticed a pattern with its entrepreneurs on a National scale and supposedly see it as another of similar patterns.

The Igbo body cannot stop the court case, onyema has readily made himself available for trial.