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[size=14pt]NIGERIAN BOMBER ARRESTED, FACING TERRORISM CHARGES [/size]
Oct 04, 2010 (SmarTrend News Watch via COMTEX) --

The chairman of a former Nigerian dictator's presidential campaign has been arrested Monday after being linked to several car bombings that resulted in the deaths of 12 people.

Nigerian senior government officials told The Associated Press that Raymond Dokpesi, owner of the Africa Independent Television Network, was arrested Monday.

Dokpesi is also Ibrahim Babangida's presidential campaign chairman.

Dokpesi is linked to a former militant; the two are facing terror charges in South Africa

jabbok:
Let us rewind back to the OCT 1 bombings. Few metres from where our President, foreign heads of state, nigerians and foreigners were "celebrating", the 1st bomb  goes off; followed minutes later by the second; fatalities followed.

In hearing all those bangs, what gave the presidents security details the courage to advise the President to continue with the occasion? For crying aloud, this was a serious security breach, and yet the occassion continued.

How were they sure that there wasn't more bombs ready to explode somewhere else even closer to our dear President?

Would one be nuts to assume they(the security details on ground) knew the number of bangs they were expecting?

Another angle: Is IBB too large a factor that GEJ is not sure of defeating the evil genuis at the poll, hence a frame up of his campaign structure or self?
I just dey wonder
. Too many questions , no answer

kettykings:
@ Beaf people do not willingly touch the tail of a lion whether is alive or sleeping unless presumed dead knowing fully well it will be disastrous.
If FG couldn't arrest little boys like tompolo and Ibori , is it the big masqurade it will toy with.
IBB has boys like abdulsalami, umar,even mark Etc.

In the event of war, you find your self fighting the Arab world, egypt , sudan , chad  and north africa, with all their oil wealth and terrorists ( no wonder Biafra failed) I really pity people who do not know how civil war start making claims that the north will capitulate because of lack of oil.

Basseti:
Thats a possibility.

However, I just read a report that suggests that MEND claims responsibility. Why are u ignoring that component of this whole saga?

kettykings:
There might not be a declaration of a civil war between the north and south, which south anyway will igbos fight with those that fought them or be Neutral, but there could be either assasination or coup, or a bloodier terrorrist attack , imagine blowing up third mainlnd bridge or federal sectariat or NASS hq  or even destroying the power stations.

The FG army can not stand a guerrilla attack remember ivory coast, the possibilities are endless.
The best way to prevent one is to prepare for it.

Basseti:


  I always take anything coming out of Nigeria with a whole lot of skepticism but if those messages are true, then this is some really DAMNING evidence.

jabbok:
The following text messages were retrieved from the mobile phones of suspected First October Bombers in Abuja:

"Have you collected the balance from DOKPESI?"

"Na we do am. Meet me make I brief you"

"Let us meet at IBB Campaign Office"
Source: NTA 9PM News on 4TH October 2010.

Tugbaski:
Are you talking based on what your heared or what you know and can backup.?. Again i ask you the question, what as Obj got to do with the blast and those who are suspected to be connected with it. Every little thing is connected to OBJ, Cant we just reason beyond that and face what is at hand!

9ijaMan:
I see a lot of dead brains here!
GEJ is starting a fight he'll not end. Too bad he has to go down like this!

[size=14pt]2011: Militants hold secret meetings with IBB, Buhari[/size]
•Ex-military president given conditions
By Tribune 05/09/2010 17:00:00
Written by Idowu Samuel and Emmanuel Adeniyi Monday, 06 September 2010

THERE are indications that President Goodluck Jonathan is yet to strike a deal with leaders of key militant groups in the Niger Delta to strengthen his chances of winning the South-South zone if he decides to run in the 2011 presidential election.
Indications to this effect emerged in the light of efforts by leaders of the militants, who had given up on the government amnesty initiative  to engage presidential aspirants from the North in exploratory talks on how to fit into their presidential programmes.

Two leaders of militant groups which surrendered arms in the wake of the Federal Government’s amnesty had arrived in Abuja last week to hold talks with northern presidential aspirants, including General Ibrahim Babangida and General Muhammadu Buhari.

[size=14pt]Nigerian Tribune learnt through aides of the aspirants that the militants complained that they were not being consulted by President Jonathan.[/size]

The militant heads were said to have canvassed a view that their full participation in the ongoing political process would enhance their resolve to finally discard the toga of militancy, just as they reportedly expressed dismay that their efforts to dissolve into the campaign programme of President Jonathan were not being appreciated.

It is not certain which specific roles the militants desired to play in the presidential campaigns of the aspirants, whom they reportedly met. [size=14pt]However, it was disclosed that tentative agreements were reached by the campaign team of General Buhari that they should make a bold appearance during his inaugural campaign summit scheduled to take place in Abuja any moment from now.

Checks within the IBB campaign organisation revealed that none of the militant leaders was able to meet the Minna general in person, but reportedly met his aides in Abuja and told them about their desire to feature in his campaign programmes.[/size]

When the militants met with the representatives of the ex-president recently, Nigerian Tribune gathered that they vowed to support him if he agreed to a one-term tenure and hand over power to a candidate from the South-South geopolitical zone in 2015.

Nigerian Tribune gathered that Babangida was told to rescind his decision of handing over to a candidate from the South-East, choose a vice-president from South-South, implement the white paper of the Ledun Mittee committee and create additional states in the South-South geopolitical zone.

Investigations by the Nigerian Tribune revealed that the militants were working with notable South-South governors, who were said to be working underground for different northern presidential aspirants following their irreconcilable differences with President Jonathan.

http://news.nigeriadailynews.com/news/4943-2011_militants_hold_secret_meetings.html

rebranded:
SSS Drills Dokpesi, IBB, Campaign DG

ABUJA- THE Director- General, Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, IBB 2011 Campaign Organization, Chief Raymond Dokpesi was Monday whisked by men of the state Security Service, SSS.
Investigation by Vanguard revealed may have been picked up in the early hours , [size=14pt]following a revealing Short Message Service (SMS) text message sent to the Smartphone of one of the suspects in police, asking “if Dokpesi has paid the balance”, and another SMS “inviting another suspect to a meeting at IBB Campaign office”. [/size] The arrest as gathered may not be unconnected with recent political developments in the country and as at press time, the Chairman, African Independent Television, AIT was still being drilled by them.
. . .
Read More: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2010/10/sss-drills-dokpesi-ibb-campaign-dg/

[size=14pt]Raymond Dokpesi Arrested Over Abuja Bomb Blasts[/size]
Mon Oct, 04 2010

The Director of the Ibrahim Babangida Campaign Organization, media mogul, Chief Raymond Dokpesi has been arrested in connection with the twin car bomb that killed twelve people at Nigeria’s 50th independence celebrations in Abuja.

Dokpesi was invited this morning for interrogation and thereafter arrested.

[size=14pt]Security officials say they have established a link between Dokpesi and one of the arrested suspects.

According to Channels TV, a local television station in Nigeria, there was series of text messages between the arrested suspect and Dokpesi before and after the blast[/size].

[size=14pt]2011: Militants hold secret meetings with IBB, Buhari[/size]
•Ex-military president given conditions
By Tribune 05/09/2010 17:00:00
Written by Idowu Samuel and Emmanuel Adeniyi Monday, 06 September 2010

THERE are indications that President Goodluck Jonathan is yet to strike a deal with leaders of key militant groups in the Niger Delta to strengthen his chances of winning the South-South zone if he decides to run in the 2011 presidential election.
Indications to this effect emerged in the light of efforts by leaders of the militants, who had given up on the government amnesty initiative  to engage presidential aspirants from the North in exploratory talks on how to fit into their presidential programmes.

Two leaders of militant groups which surrendered arms in the wake of the Federal Government’s amnesty had arrived in Abuja last week to hold talks with northern presidential aspirants, including General Ibrahim Babangida and General Muhammadu Buhari.

[size=14pt]Nigerian Tribune learnt through aides of the aspirants that the militants complained that they were not being consulted by President Jonathan.[/size]

The militant heads were said to have canvassed a view that their full participation in the ongoing political process would enhance their resolve to finally discard the toga of militancy, just as they reportedly expressed dismay that their efforts to dissolve into the campaign programme of President Jonathan were not being appreciated.

It is not certain which specific roles the militants desired to play in the presidential campaigns of the aspirants, whom they reportedly met. [size=14pt]However, it was disclosed that tentative agreements were reached by the campaign team of General Buhari that they should make a bold appearance during his inaugural campaign summit scheduled to take place in Abuja any moment from now.

Checks within the IBB campaign organisation revealed that none of the militant leaders was able to meet the Minna general in person, but reportedly met his aides in Abuja and told them about their desire to feature in his campaign programmes.[/size]

When the militants met with the representatives of the ex-president recently, Nigerian Tribune gathered that they vowed to support him if he agreed to a one-term tenure and hand over power to a candidate from the South-South geopolitical zone in 2015.

Nigerian Tribune gathered that Babangida was told to rescind his decision of handing over to a candidate from the South-East, choose a vice-president from South-South, implement the white paper of the Ledun Mittee committee and create additional states in the South-South geopolitical zone.

Investigations by the Nigerian Tribune revealed that the militants were working with notable South-South governors, who were said to be working underground for different northern presidential aspirants following their irreconcilable differences with President Jonathan.

http://news.nigeriadailynews.com/news/4943-2011_militants_hold_secret_meetings.html

Abagworo:
And the war drum is sounding seriously.I wonder where this approach has ever worked in the world.They want to arm Ateke,Tompolo et al to fight Okah's men.It is a hahahahaha situation.My passport needs to be stamped fast fast.

Okah has not recently been seen as a key figure in MEND

hercules07:
Lawan Gwadabe was at the Armored Corp Center Bauchi and not a commander of the brigade there ( the guy na armor not artillery). IBB is an evil man GEJ is not far behind.

ferari90:
Daft people are meant to stay away
from IBB s face book page
were you not warned before now
Please stop wasting our bandwidth with this your crap
fooollllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll

YarisMan:
4. Why did the recess bell ring one hour early?
5. Where's Dayo

Ibime:
It makes no difference whether contract staff or not. These niggas were on ground causing havoc already till MEND (Okah/Gbomo) focused their activities toward a political movement in 2006. I did not approve of it, but such are the logistics of raising an army and conducting insurrection. I should know having had my village burnt down by Ateke in 2003.

The deeper part of this argument is that GEJ has these election riggers on board for 2011. MEND refused to engage in such shenanigans, and refused to engage in amnesty, staying true to their belief in struggle for resource control. They refused to play ball with GEJ, even denouncing JRC's attack on Dokpesi by stating that MEND is not interested in Nigerian elections, and stays focussed on the fight for resource control.

Now what we have is GEJ validating his "contract staff" as the real MEND. Such illiterates could never articulate what they are fighting for. Every communique issued by MEND till date comes from the nerve centre of Okah/Gbomo. GEJ himself has not made any moves toward constitutional review, fiscal federalism and resource control (with the exception of 10% Petroleum bill initiated by Yar'Adua and signed by GEJ). The only candidate who has articulated such position is IBB. GEJ is simply here to play the hand he was dealt and make the most for himself. This is inimical to MEND and immediately places them in opposition. I would remind all that MEND have always referred to GEJ as "Federal Houseboy" since 2007.

Like I said before, it is either GEJ arrest these so called "political opponents" who sponsored the blast, or we will take this as an overzealous strike by MEND in keeping with their political stance. The only problem MEND have this time is that they are on their own. Niger Deltans will not support this latest action because they are focussed on gaining the Presidency.

Goddex:
You had been on all these threads you probably created with the sole aim of running GEJ down. Take note, I don't give a damn who emerges PDP flag-bearer. Your posts have not been objective and I am forced to reply.

superboi:
well oyb past the eagle square area earlier that morning to play soccer(about 7 am) and saw the police bomb squad clearly around the area, i drove past that area about 30-35 mins before the bombs exploded and actually commented to the person i was with that security seem to be a little extra alter like something was about to happen. my guys who left the field after me and saw the incident happen told me that immediatly the first bomb went off nobody died but they was a mad rush by the public to the scene which the security agents had problem control it was a second but that actually did all the human carnage,

oyb:
good to see i have at least beaten some modicum of sense into you

you are actually trying to be civil

or are you on your meds

none of your bizarre spamming of threads with " oyb hates the nd"

oyb:
you keep highlighting the emptiness in your brain. what does  a responsible governement do if not defuse the bombs and make a n announcement warning its citizens to be careful

as to your pathetic beaf this, beaf that

you are gej's self appointed spokesman

you have been spamming this board with stores about how he is the second coming. you are his representaive on nl

deal with it and stop whining like a beaten dog

if fashola fumbles tomorrow, people will call out babapupa to explain. if saraki fumbles, people will call out klayusuf and bisi oni

so if gej fails we will call on you, sadly like your hero, you are not up to the job

oyb:
www.nairaland.com/attachments/329208_bomber1_jpg0dbecd841b1b61c2c742188ce1367dd7
can our resident phot anaylst of the eagle square pictures explain the odd details of this pic?

it is a single image, but is also clearly two pictures photoshopped together / a picture collage

oyb:
keep making a fool of yourself

i googled the names the police are bandying about and that is what i came up with

i noticed that a usual, you cannot refute anything i've pointed out, so u have resorted to your familiar desperate insults too hide your shame. carry go.

the issue is the crazy and stupi spins beaf is trying to put on this.

your favorite heroes mend and gej are big players in this shambles, and you somehow think you can pull the wool over our eyes.

you said it yourself 'mend are rearming at an alarming rate. so this could just be the vanguard of a fresh series of attacks.

gej is going to have many more opportunities to show leadership, and he is going to botch all of them

by the time this is over , your fingers will have worn out from the bs you will be tryng to post to defend gej and mends actions.

in a competent way.

all he has done so far does not bode well for nigeria

in the past 24 hoirs he and his security apparatus have been flip flopping

theres also the issue i keeep raising

GEJ WAS AWARE OF THE BOMB THREAT BUT WENT ALONG WITH THE CELEBRATIONS WITHOUT WARNING THE NIGERIAN POPULACE

HE KNEW HE WOULD BE SAFE AS HE WAS SURROUNDED BY A SECURITY DETAIL WHO HAD NO DOUBT BEEN BRIEFED

THOSE EX PRESIDENTS WERE PROBABLY ALSO AWARE

BUT EVERYONE ELSE, THE NIGERIAN H IS SWORN TO PROTECT, THE ONES HE IS HYPOCRITICALY VISITNG IN HOSPITAL, ON YOUR OWN. IF MEND BLOWS THE BOMB, JUST TOO BAD WE DIDN'T GIVE YOU ADVANCE WARNING. THINK OF IT AS A SACRIFICE FOR YOUR COUNTRY

AND YOU WONDER WHY IN ONE OF THE TOPICS ORKAR EXPRESSES SHOCK.

A MEANINGLESS CELEBERATION IS MORE IMPORTANT TO GEJ AND CO THAN THE LIVES OF NIGERIANS

IF THIS WERE IN A SANE COUNTRY, SHAME WOULD HAVE FORCED HIM TO RESIGN

The three men, according to Gwadabe, have a war chest including foreign donations to execute their plan. An oil magnate believed to have links to Babangida since his military presidency was also listed as a major financier of the plot. The magnate recently struck gas, about 3.5 billion cubic feet, in two oil blocks he allegedly got under Babangida. Gwadabe sees this as dangerous as he may emerge as the richest man in this continent. The Brass LNG Company is believed to be negotiating a 30-year gas lifting contract with him. “This is a dangerous trend which the president must stop immediately. This issue has far wider security implications which the president should examine carefully,” Gwadabe wrote.