Armed men stormed Silverbird in Port Harcourt days ago and one of their victims, a young female house officer is lying critically ill in the hospital presently. Poor girl returned to Nigeria months back to do her house job due to parental pressure and now she must be wondering if she did not make a mistake.
The spate of robberies in PH and even kidnapping is begin to get alarming again.
I hope Amaechi is not spending all his time in Abuja soliciting for clemency for Sylva while Port Harcourt is being raided by bandits?

was the raid at night or during the day? when exactly please?

mbulela:

Armed men stormed Silverbird in Port Harcourt days ago and one of their victims, a young female house officer is lying critically ill in the hospital presently. Poor girl returned to Nigeria months back to do her house job [size=18pt]due to parental pressure [/size]and now she must be wondering if she did not make a mistake.
The spate of robberies in PH and even kidnapping is begin to get alarming again.
I hope Amaechi is not spending all his time in Abuja soliciting for clemency for Sylva while Port Harcourt is being raided by bandits?

Plz post an article make I show this woman wey no go let me rest about visiting Naija this summer.
No be me go stp on that soil, well ateast when "breathing and living" is no longer a crime.

Demdem:

was the raid at night or during the day? when exactly please?

they went to watch 8pm movie few days back.

Jeez, movie watchers aren't safe again even inside the viewing hall. Thanks for the info.

The stories coming out of Port Harcourt everyday is frightening. Governor Amaechi seems to have shifted his focus on other things.
I still wonder why someone will decide to come back to Nigeria if they are surviving in any other country, it's crazy to me.

the robbers wore masks.

Boys dey vex. dem need money for this xmas lol. But on a serious note, do people need to rub to do xmas? you can do xmas without killing or robbery, I mean, even if you don't have money to cook that day, walk up to your friends and relatives, there is plenty to eat, everywhere. God will help us in Nigeria.

That Silverbird area is a potentially volatile area and I wonder where the Checkpoint guys were?

Are you sure of this?

pls get facts rite, 2 days ago wld b wednesday, i ws at silverbird ph @ abt dat time, saw a 9.30 movie n every time ws normal

The comments here are funny. In 2007 a man went to a movie theater at Randallstown, MD and got up during the movie brought out a gun and shot several people in the audience before killing himself. Interestingly I went to the SAME movie theater a few weeks afterwards. If I were to choose, I think I prefer the prospects of being robbed at gun-point than being shot without warning or provocation, in the back of the head by a psycho which often occurs in the US.

otokx:

Are you sure of this?

I am sure of this.

Ileke-IdI:

Plz post an article make I show this woman wey no go let me rest about visiting Naija this summer.
No be me go stp on that soil, well ateast when "breathing and living" is no longer a crime.

safety is of the Lord, no where is safe. I bet you more people die in the US due to armed robbery than in Nigeria.

Carshopper:

pls get facts rite, 2 days ago wld b wednesday, i ws at silverbird ph @ abt dat time, saw a 9.30 movie n every time ws normal

It could have happened before the 8pm movie or after it. they could have been shot outside the viewing halls or inside.
that everything seemed normal is no proof that nothing happened.
The fact according to the victims is that they were there to watch a 8pm movie.
Do you want me to give you the girl's name and the hospital where she presently is, so you can go and interview her?
I am more worried aboutthe growing spat of violence in PH.
these are the ones we getto hear about.what of those we do not hear of?
I know 2 persons who have been kidnapped in PH in the last few months.
several persons trailed from the bank in recent weeks.
it was not this bad last year.
Amaechi needs to step up his game security wise.

Ileke-IdI:

Plz post an article make I show this woman wey no go let me rest about visiting Naija this summer.
No be me go stp on that soil, well ateast when "breathing and living" is no longer a crime.

many people have been returning home and only have good tales to share.
Many people would not leave elsewhere but South Africa and there are those who have been robbed on their only visit there.
It is all in God's hands.
Come home and enjoy yourself.
At least it is only a visit.

Hello everyone, the story is false. I visit this place everyday and there has been no incident as such.

I wonder why people go about carrying false information.

Poster, please always clarify your information before you start broadcasting

@Logical. Spot on! Nigeria is still safer than most countries the world over, the Nigerians who travel out & suddenly feel that we all here are 419ers, suicide bombers & kidnappers are just plain silly. These crimes are not peculiar or worst in our country
@OP stop spreading rumours, get your facts right before posting trash on the internet

It happens everywhere.Lol

obinna 222:

Hello everyone, the story is false. I visit this place everyday and there has been no incident as such.

I wonder why people go about carrying false information.

Poster, please always clarify your information before you start broadcasting

What proof do you want?
how can you just conclude that it is false.
I await your response.

logica:

The comments here are funny. In 2007 a man went a movie theater at Randallstown, MD and got up during the movie brought out a gun and shot several people in the audience before killing himself. Interestingly I went to the SAME movie theater a few weeks afterwards. If I were to choose, I think I prefer the prospects of being robbed at gun-point than being shot without warning or provocation, in the back of the head by a psycho which often occurs in the US.

[size=15pt]SPOT ON JARE. Surely, Naija get enuff wahala. However, the way some Nigerians suffering abroad love to elevate one off bad incidences in Nigeria in order to justify their mediocre lifestyles abroad is amazing.

Please,Please,Ileke-IdI & co,dont come back to Nigeria,things are very bad now o,infact humans are being eaten at the entrance of Muritala Mohammed Airport in Lagos.

Yeye pipo [/size]

2kurupt:

@Logical. Spot on! Nigeria is still safer than most countries the world over, the Nigerians who travel out & suddenly feel that we all here are 419ers, suicide bombers & kidnappers are just plain silly. These crimes are not peculiar or worst in our country
@OP stop spreading rumours, get your facts right before posting trash on the internet

obinna 222:

Hello everyone, the story is false. I visit this place everyday and there has been no incident as such.

I wonder why people go about carrying false information.

Poster, please always clarify your information before you start broadcasting

Not everyone trades in lies,either online or in the real world.
Check my history here.
Go to UPTH and find the girl. May be your doubting tendencies will be sorted.
The fact that you go to Silverbird everyday does not prove anything.
The crux of the matter is that security in PH is getting bad again.
I just spoke to one of the consultants who saw her.
I am sure you don't want me to divulge details of her medical records here?

mbulela:

Not everyone trades in lies,either online or in the real world.
Check my history here.
Go to UPTH and find the girl. May be your doubting tendencies will be sorted.
The fact that you go to Silverbird everyday does not prove anything.
The crux of the matter is that security in PH is getting bad again.
I just spoke to one of the consultants who saw her.
I am sure you don't want me to divulge details of her medical records here?

[size=15pt]What i dont understand is why you posted this story on NL and the silly moderator that made it a headline story. Initially,I thought there was a stick up at Silverbird PH and perhaps hundreds of people where randomly robbed by numerous armed men. Apparently,this was just a mugging and an unfortunate Nigerian lady (visiting from abroad) fell victim. Tourists have been kidnapped,murdered or even raped in Kenya and South Africa,i dont see citizens of those countries elevating such instances and making it look like a national catastrophe. Only Nigerians like doing that.
My heart goes out to the victim though.[/size]

Quite honestly, there are just 2 things that make crimes in Nigeria different from the US:

1. A non-existent Police Force
2. Inability to defend yourself by carrying a weapon

The law has to change so that I can legally carry a weapon. People have said this will lead to more murders, but they seem to forget that a person who intends to kill you does not need a gun. Before guns came along even cave-men committed murder using clubs.

logica:

Quite honestly, there are just 2 things that make crimes in Nigeria different from the US:

1. A non-existent Police Force
2. Inability to defend yourself by carrying a weapon

The law has to change so that I can legally carry a weapon. People have said this will lead to more murders, but they seem to forget that a person who intends to kill you does not need a gun. Before guns came along even cave-men committed murder using clubs.

Just shut up,abeg!

publisher:

Just shut up,abeg!

who the fvck are you?

logica:

who the fvck are you?

Your common sense.

logica:

Quite honestly, there are just 2 things that make crimes in Nigeria different from the US:

1. A non-existent Police Force
2. Inability to defend yourself by carrying a weapon

The law has to change so that I can legally carry a weapon. People have said this will lead to more murders, but they seem to forget that a person who intends to kill you does not need a gun. Before guns came along even cave-men committed murder using clubs.

AK's in the hands of million jobless youths.

I don't think it's a good idea.

www. nigerianecho.com

publisher:

Your common sense.

I doubt my commonsense (one word) has less brain cells than I do.
@baslone,
You must think AK47s are free. And FYI hand-guns are usually used for self-defense not an unwieldly rifle. And even hand-guns are not cheap. Jobless people can't afford them.

8 people were killed yesterday in shagamu by armed robbers,
life and properties are not safe in nigeria,its a pity.