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Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria's former Finance Minister has revealed her thoughts on how Donald Trump's presidency will affect Africa.

Speaking in an interview with BBC on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, Okonjo-Iweala said “There are two schools of thoughts, but one very interesting one, to which I subscribe is that; maybe Africa is not top of the agenda for the incoming government, therefore, that could really provide a chance for Africa to craft its own narratives.”

“To make it known that African countries are really much more interested in taking charge of their own destiny and trying to find ways to do it. Look, people in developing countries are not just sitting, waiting for people to bring aid, we now have a changing dynamics, particularly with our young people.


“If you look at the millenials, they are asking a different question; they want to know how they can really use what is here to catalyse the change that is needed to make developing countries, who are already contributing quite substantially to global growth to do even more.”

“There are also those who are a little bit worried, that the continent may not get the attention it needs on the global stage.


“And say what you may, if you look at 2030, 2050, Africa cannot be left behind, because the implication for the rest of the world are just too enormous. In terms of the demographics, the potential market it presents.”


http://www.newshelm.com/2017/01/how-trumps-presidency-will-affect.html

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NDLEA Arrests 34-year Old Man Wit h£3.8m Cocaine Stuffed In Shoe Soles..


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MMM Nigeria has released new guidelines for participants in anticipation of January 14 relaunch of the ponzi system.


In the new strategy, the Admin said programmers are working seriously with a new model which will be announced and implemented at a later date.


The new model , according to MMM Admin, will help keep the system balance.


“To keep the GH and PH balanced. No matter whether people join us or not.. and it will be sustainable.


“When it will be implemented we will be notified. We can PH and we should keep our downlines updated.


The statement further stated that:


“About the growth of Bonuses…


we have to see towards it… half of guiders supporters said it should keep growing. Guiders misbehaving will be dealt with. And the only way to get them is by getting evidence.


Unfreezing of Mavro will be probably 14th of January or might be sooner.



“About proof of payment…


We will use a new strategy for fake proof of payments:


We will start checking orders when it turns yellow that is…


Change of guiders button will be done this week or any time soon. Phone number verification would be implemented soon… via sms notification.


Guiders school: Soon we will start Automized guiders school and make it well organised.


“False news around:


We should demonstrate to others that our community is working and not give heed or ear to what people says about the system…. It solely depends on us the leaders.


We can also talk to people to PH and let them know that their mavro will keep growing”.

http://www.newshelm.com/2017/01/mmm-nigeria-unveils-new-strategy-for.html

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No fewer than six people have died in Mushin area of Lagos State following the spontaneous celebrations that greeted the crossover to the New Year last Sunday.


The victims were reportedly electrocuted after some youths threw firecrackers at a transformer, causing an electric spark.

The incident happened at 12:30 a.m. on Sunday.

The victims were part of a Muslim congregation participating in a crossover vigil organised by Temidayo Central Mosque on Ogunmokun Street.

Nation reports that a 300-Level Statistics student of Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU), Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State, Wasiu Adio Apesin was said to be one of the victims.

Apesin was returning from school on Saturday and went to the mosque for the vigil.

It was gathered that the transformer from where the electric sparks started is located on Asaoku Street, which is about 500 metres from the mosque.

The electric sparks extended along the high-tension cable to the pole opposite the mosque and got the cable severed.

Four people died on the spot where the cable fell, while two others later died during the struggle to detach the energised cable from the victims.

http://www.newshelm.com/2017/01/6-electrocuted-as-new-year-celebration.html

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PHOTOS: Father, Son, Relatives Killed In Fatal Motor Accident On Their Way To Daughter's Wedding


Residents of workers village in Nassarawa State were thrown into mourning following the tragic death of a man and four members of his family on New Year Day. According to reports, the party which includes father, his son and other family members were on their way to the wedding fatiha of his eldest daughter when they had a head on collision with a tanker along Lafia - Agyaragu road.

A staff of Dalhatu Specialist Hospital, who confirmed the incident said two persons sustained various degrees of injuries and were admitted at the Accident and Emergency Unit of the hospital.

http://www.newshelm.com/2017/01/photos-father-son-relatives-killed-in.html

Swearing in of Elected Local Government Chairmen in Abia State today, Wednesday, December 28, 2016.





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More than 3,000 people have returned to their homes in Borno state after the Nigerian troops recaptured Sambisa Forest from Boko Haram terrorists.

According to pictures shared by Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman on Monday, December 26, the locals returned to their houses after a confidence-building visit to the region by Lt. General Tukur Buratai, the Chief of Army Staff (COAS).

He took to his Facebook page to share the pictures and captioned it thus:

“Following the clearance of Boko Haram terrorists stronghold in Sambisa forest and confidence building visit to celebrate the Yuletide period with troops in Operation LAFIYA DOLE by the hierarchy of the Nigerian Army led by the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General TY Buratai, over 3,000 refugees and internally displaced persons returned to Damasak town, Mobbar Local Government Area of Borno State today.

“To receive the returnees was a combined team of Local Government Officials, traditional rulers, village elders, and religious leaders. Similarly, the Military, Civilian JTF and Vigilantes screened the returnees.”

http://www.newshelm.com/2016/12/photos-thousands-of-locals-return-to.html

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Some beer parlour operators in Lagos have lamented over poor patronage this festive period.

The number of people, who usually relaxed and socialise at some bars and joints in the evenings, has reduced drastically at yuletide.

News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, who visited a beer parlour owner, Mrs Chioma Nwanze, lamented the fall in the number of customers this festive period due to the parlous state of the economy.

“Many of us are no longer making it because there is no money in town, yet the prices of beer from brewers keep on increasing.

“Soon, many of us may have to return to our villages because of poor records of sales in Lagos.

She said, “Sustaining our families is becoming a herculean task. There are rents and school fees to pay, in addition to feeding.”

Another pub operator, Mrs Chiamaka Chukwuma, said that not many people were coming out to booze these days.

Chukwuma added that in the past, he continued to sell till about 12 midnight at festive period but not anymore.

Some others who usually visit joints after work said that the purpose of doing so was to relax and get relieved of tension.

http://www.newshelm.com/2016/12/cchristmas-lagos-beer-parlour-operators.html

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Satguru Maharaji ji, the founder of One Love Family sect, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to constitute a Price Control Board in order to ameliorate the impact of the current economic recession on ordinary Nigerians.

He also told newsmen in Ibadan on Sunday that a price control mechanism would strengthen the Naira.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the sect leader spoke at a news conference which was part of activities to mark his 69th birthday.

He said the government should also do the following:

1. Our government should reduce the price of cement to N300 to enable the country build homes for its people and if need be, government should empower Nigerians to import cement to bring prices down.

2. The Nigeria Airways should be revived with the old buildings and structures rehabilitated in order for the country to compete with small nations which have notable airlines like Ethiopia, Cameroun and Kenya,” the sect leader said.


3. He also called for a reduction in airfares for local travels within the country to a flat rate of N15,000.

4. Maharaji ji argued that state governments should be allowed to acquire planes in partnership with stakeholders as well as oil blocks.

He accused Nigerian banks of operating as traders instead of being “ beacons of enterprise, reconstruction, innovation and productive activities.’’

5. The sect leader called on government to compel all oil companies to release two percent of their gross profits for research in universities

6. The local refineries built by militants should not be destroyed but improved upon since they are inventions made out of necessity.

He, however, expressed gratitude to the president on the steps taken so far at “ retrieving ’’ the Ajaokuta Steel Company, saying the organisation was capable of promoting meaningful industrial progress.


- NAN

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Fresh groom, Auwal Sani died in a fatal accident on Christmas Day while heading home after his wedding which took place in Katsina State on December 24th.

His friend, Usman Mani, who was in the same vehicle also died in the crash.

See photos below:

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This is not strange but when young men in rural areas are caught in this act, they are often beaten and disgraced to serve as deterrent to others...

This photos were shared on twitter by a user who was rather concerned about the way people pounced culprit.

Here are photos:

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The executive governor Of Lagos state, Akinwumi Ambode while presenting the Lake rice to the public, confirmed that sales will begin tomorrow across the state in 15 centers.


In His words:


Our aim is to deliver rice at reduced prices to Lagosians. Sales of Lake Rice will commence tomorrow in 15 centres across the State. To ensure food security, Today we officially unveiled the first product of this collaboration – the Lake Rice.



The focus of our govt has been to make life easier for our people. With this in mind, we entered into a collaboration with Kebbi State.


http://www.newshelm.com/2016/12/governor-ambode-confirms-sale-of-lake.html

H.E Gov. Ibrahim Gaidam said the Yobe State Government will partner with the National Agency for Foods and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) to achieve the agency’s mandate of countering substandard and counterfeit foods and drugs and other products regulated by the agency.

Speaking late this evening when NAFDAC Director General Mrs. Yetunde Oni paid courtesies on him at the Government House Damaturu, the governor described as “paramount” the need to address the challenges of substandard and counterfeit drugs, given the question of difficult terrain and the porous borders that Yobe shares with Niger Republic.

The governor said the disastrous and unfortunate activities of Boko Haram insurgents witnessed in the state recently might have been influenced by the use of illicit drugs as some of the exhibits recovered from some of the insurgents by security agents seemed to suggest.
H.E Governor Gaidam called on NAFDAC to sensitize the public on the perils of patronizing drug hawkers and take decisive steps to address the problems of fake drugs, drug misuse and street hawking of drugs in the state.

The governor also called on NAFDAC to undertake more research and proffer ways to help farmers in the state preserve their farm produce.
NAFDAC DG Mrs Yetunde Oni assured the governor that, because the activities of her agency impacts the life of every person living in the country, her agency will continue to take every step necessary to fight the problems of substandard and counterfeit drugs and all other items regulated by NAFDAC.

Mrs Yetunde asked for more support from the state government and called for the establishment of a state task force to work with all stakeholders at the grassroots level to address all concerns with regard to fake drugs and drug misuse, amongst others.
She also pledged to help train farmers in the state on how to store and preserve their farm produce and how to make sure that they use and sell them in a safe and clean way.


http://www.newshelm.com/2016/12/photos-yobe-state-government-to-partner.html

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These pictures where shared by a Facebook user whose brother died of snake bite in an undisclosed village in Benue State.


It shows two elders who are accused of being behind the death of the young man tied like animals.

Many who saw the pictures were shock that such practice still existed and outrightly condemned the act.

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Gambian ruler Yayah Jammeh has conceded defeat to rival Adama Barrow after the presidential polls.

Gambia’s electoral commission says opposition candidate Adama Barrow won an upset victory in the country’s presidential poll, beating longtime ruler Jammeh after 22-year reign.

See video of him conceding defeat, just as Nigeria's former President, Goodluck Jonathan did after the 2015 presidential elections:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00znZrRlI4k

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President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday congratulated the President-elect of The Gambia, Mr. Adama Barrow, on his victory in the country’s December 1 presidential election.

In a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, the President also saluted the spirit of statesmanship displayed by the outgoing President of The Gambia, Alhaji Yahya Jammeh, by conceding defeat.

Buhari noted that such uncommon gesture is crucial in calming fears of unrest in the West African nation


While expressing delight at the gallantry shown by Jammeh, the President enjoined President-elect Barrow to be magnanimous in victory.

The Nigerian leader also commended Gambians for peacefully exercising their democratic right to freely choose their leader and called on all stakeholders to maintain the peace.

“President Buhari said he looks forward to a smooth transition of power and working with the incoming President of The Gambia to deepen existing cordial relations between both countries,” the statement added.


http://www.newshelm.com/2016/12/gambia-election-buhari-congratulates.html

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PHOTOS: Angry Women Storm Liquor House, Beat Up Drunk Men For Not Satisfying Them Sexually

Angry women of King'eero village in Kabere constituency, Kenya, on Thursday, raided the home of an illicit brew seller called chang'aa and beat up four men.

The group of women numbering about 50 rained slaps, kicks and blows on the drunk men during the early morning raid.

Members of Destiny of King'eero Women's Group, formed to monitor drinking joints in King'eero township, found the four men drinking at the home of a suspected chang'aa seller. The men fled to a nearby maize plantation following the ambush at the home of 50-year old Franco Okori.

"They said we were only there to sire children, give them food and wash their clothes, not control their happiness," said member Martha Wairimu. "Many young men have been affected as they normally flock the home on early mornings. They do not bring anything home but still ask for food."

Jane Chege, chairperson for the women's group, said they found 10 liters of chang'aa in several branded bottles. Chege said many women have been miserable as their partners, who are alcoholics, do not satisfy them sexually and cannot sire children. Okori said he had been buying the alcohol from a distributor in Westlands.

"It is from Kisii. My friend brings it to me since he lives in Westlands, but my friends here beg me to sell it them. I sell it at Sh50 per glass," he said.

He was frog marched with a sample to King'eero police station where he was locked up by the area OCS Njeri Nthiga. Michael Kang'ethe, Kiambu county alcoholic drinks and control board director, thanked the women for arresting the suspect, saying it was a good move in the fight against the consumption of illicit brews. Kang'ethe said they all bars and other outlets would be inspected to ensure only good quality alcohol is sold.

"The government cannot control the sale of illicit brews without information. We urge the public to share information that may help us fight the menace," he added.


PHOTOS BELOW:

http://www.newshelm.com/2016/11/photos-angry-women-storm-liquor-house.html

If you suspect any irregularity, you can call this toll-free hot lines. This is to ensure the will of the people triumph.

http://www.newshelm.com/2016/11/hot-lines-to-report-ondo-election.html

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The Chief Executive Officer, Lagos State AIDS Control Agency, LSACA, Oluseyi Temowo has revealed that of the 616,318 that attended the HIV Counselling and Testing (HCT) awareness programme from January to June, 2016, no fewer than 9,579 people were tested positive to HIV.


Temowo made this revelation at a news conference in Ikeja to mark the 2016 World AIDS Day with the theme: “Hands Up for #HIV Prevention.”

According to Temowo, in 2015, a total number of 599, 560 people were counselled, tested and received results out of which 15, 311 people were found to be victims of the killer disease.

He further added that 52, 803 people living with the scourge were currently on Antiretrovirals (ARVs).

His words, “These statistics simply means that there are many more people who are not aware that they have the virus, that is why knowing one’s status is very important.

“It is a common knowledge that an HIV positive person can be symptom free for 10 years and will continue to infect others, if not checked and treated. Being HIV positive does not translate to death with appropriate medications,” he added.

http://www.newshelm.com/2016/11/9579-lagosians-tested-positive-to-hiv.html

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According to Festus Nwaomucha, whose niece was also kidnapped by the duo, Emmanuel Udagwu and Celestina Enebeli have been kidnapping children in Ndemili and its environ.



They have reportedly confessed to kidnapping about 9 children so far. On Sept 24, 2016, they kidnapped Nwaomucha’s 5-year-old little niece, Glory Oyibo, right inside their compound.



Since then efforts have been on to recover the stolen child. Fortunately, luck ran out on them when 2 kids were found in their possession, by the police in Issele-Uku, on Monday, 13th of November.



On interrogation, they confessed to have been stealing children. When they kidnap children, they transport their victims to Asaba, where a 70-year-old woman received the victims for onward movement to the East, for sales.



However, the septuagenarian confessed to have sold Nwaomucha’s niece with another victim (a boy) for 500k, through another man in Asaba who outsmarted the police during arrest, abandoning his taxi coloured car. Investigation is still ongoing.

Nine Arabian nations have pulled out from the 4th Arab-African Summit in Malabo (Equatorial Guinea), in protest against the participation of the so-called Desert Polisario separatist delegation.

Morocco was the first to pull out, with Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Qatar, Sultanate of Oman, Jordan, Yemen and Somalia also withdrawing in solidarity.

The Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs said others are also expected to follow suit.

Desert Polisario separatist delegation talks of a ‘Sahrawi rebel national liberation movement’ aiming at ending Moroccan presence, in the Western Sahara. Western Sahara is home to the Algerian-backed Polisario Front in the region. The ‘Sahrawi people’ are however, the people living in the western part of Sahara desert which includes Western Sahara, other parts of southern Morocco not claimed by the Polisario, most of Mauritania, and the extreme southwest of Algeria.

Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari departed for the summit on Tuesday.


http://www.newshelm.com/2016/11/nigeria-remains-as-9-nations-pull-out.html

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The tribal king of the land of Ogale in Bayelsa, HRH Emere Godwin Bebe Okpabi, has dragged the oil giant, Royal Dutch Shell to a London court after a devastation of Niger Delta community by oil spills.



Over the last five decades, Niger Delta has given multinational oil corporations infringed exploration access but unfortunately, the territory remains alienated from all types of development and all essence of quality human life.


However, in 2011 the United Nations Environmental Program (UNEP) exposed massive levels of pollution caused by oil spills from pipelines in the region.




The monarch explains that his people are dying from strange diseases, sudden impotence, and calls for the court to compel Shell to implement the UNEP report which states that the energy giant should provide the affected communities with water, take medical history and remedy the situation.


WATCH VIDEO:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mxy3jNy598o


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The Southwest governors' meeting which was convened at the instance of the Governor of Oyo State, Senator Abiola Ajimobi was attended by the Governors of Ekiti, Mr. Ayodele Fayose; Lagos, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode; Ogun, Senator Ibikunle Amosun; and Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola; with Ondo represented by the Secretary to the State Government, Dr. Rotimi Adelola .

A communique issued at the end of the meeting said deliberations focused on developing and agreeing on a common and integrated strategy of regional integration and economic development in Southwest Nigeria.

The meeting deliberated on the need for strong and implementable decisions that would put the Southwest Region back on the path of irreversible progress and resolved the following:

1. That the optimum interest of the Yoruba people should be the prime focus of the six state governments at all times, and that all politics within the region must henceforth be guided by the philosophy of politics of development.

2. That regional cooperation, synergy and economies of scale are critical to the development of the Region.

3. That good intentions are not enough unless backed by sincerity of purpose and commitment to action.

4. That the prosperity of any constituent part of the Region is ultimately negated if other parts are not similarly prosperous.

5. That political differences should no longer be a barrier to the economic development of the Region where the aggregate welfare of Yoruba people concerned. All the States consequently agreed to work together within the framework of a people-centred development strategy.”

Furthermore, a regime of continuity, regularity and urgency of interaction was canvassed and agreed upon by the meeting.

The States also agreed to jointly embark on collaborative programmes in areas of common interest that require immediate action in the region.

These include Security, Education, Transportation infrastructure (roads, rail and water transportation), Trade, Commerce, Agriculture and Sports.


http://www.newshelm.com/2016/11/5-things-southwest-governors-agreed.html

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Governor El- rufai this morning in Kaduna, paid a condolence visit to the family of late Sultan Ibrahim Dasuki, the 18th Sultan of Sokoto.

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Nigeria's Sport Minister, Solomon Dalung, has stated that the country doesn't need to qualify for the 2018 world cup since she can't win the competition.

Speaking in an interview with Voice of America Hausa, Dalung said Nigeria’s participation in the 2018 World Cup qualifiers is a ‘waste of money’.

“The cup that we can win is the African Cup of Nations.

“There is nothing again that will take us to another man’s balcony in the name of the World Cup. We already have the Commonwealth Games and the Olympics. For these, we can attend such meets.

“But I am opposed to the World Cup. We don’t agree to it. Conspiracy in the World Cup is too much.

“We are here suffering from hunger and we don’t have money for such things.

“There is the issue of bribery and favouritism, there is also the issue of corruption before you are even given the hosting rights.

“That is why, even if we try many times, once it gets into the politics of the game, we can never win.

“That was why this year, we had to tackle him (FIFA President, Ginani Infantino) and we said, ‘you , Infantino, if you win this election, you have to give us a position.

“If not, we shall not agree.’ And you see, by the grace of God, he even picked an African as his Secretary-General, that means one day, we shall get to really lick the honey, that also means he has started taking honey and rubbing on our lips,” he added.


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Kannywood actress, Maryam Musa has revealed that she is seriously searching for a husband.



The beautiful Kannywood star made the disclosure during an interview session with Saturday Sun newspaper. Maryam said, "...I am seriously searching for a man after my heart".

She however did not disclose the qualities she wants in a husband.

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Mixed reactions trails the execution of Chijioke Obiora by the Singaporean government for drug trafficking offences.

Chijioke was executed in the early hours of Friday., with the federal government describing the event as gut-wrenching.



Here's what Nigerians are saying about the execution.

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As Nigerians grapple with the gory details surrounding the lynching of a young man for allegedly stealing garri, a legal practitioner, whose account went viral on Thursday claimed the victim and his gang tried to dispossess a woman of her belongings.



Kingsley Ughe, General Counsel for Joint Action Aids, in a Facebook post titled, ‘A Thief and A Frenzied Mob Baying for Blood,’ said the victim was a member of a gang of notorious thieves and not a seven-year-old boy, as claimed by media reports.



He explained that the young man met his dastardly end after his gang tried to dispossess a woman of her belongings, including an Infinix Note 2 phone, at Augustine Onwualu street, Orile Iganmu, Lagos last Saturday.



The woman, however, held unto her phone and screamed for help.



Read Ughe’s account below



The true account of the young man lynched and summarily burnt to death at Orile Iganmu last Saturday speaks of the uncertainty and brevity of human life in Nigeria. It was Saturday, the 11th day of November 2016. The venue of this macabre killing orgy was at Augustine Onwualu Street, Orile Iganmu, Lagos.



A woman, (name withheld) was walking along the ever busy road of Augustine Onwualu street, Orile Iganmu. She had an Infinix Hotnote 2 handset with which she was making telephone calls in high pitched voice, frantically gesticulating in the process. Close by, on the same street were a gang of 4 notorious thieves, well known in the area for their dare devilry and viciousness. They were there, waiting, prowling and surveying the entire scenery for a vulnerable victim to rob and dispossessed of their valuables as they often do in the past. And successfully too.



“The woman approached. Still talking on the phone and gesticulating with her free arm. She was immediately spotted by the very perceptive eyes of this criminal gang. A brief conference amongst them, she was adjudged a soft target. There was no need for further plans or careful surveillance. After all they had done this successfully in the past. More so, their sheer ferocity makes them a sort of feared mobster in the local vicinity. But it turned out to be a miscalculation. And costly one at that!

“They approached and circled the woman who was oblivious of her surrounding and the imminent attack on her person. The robbery attack was swift and very decisive. She was held from behind by two members of the gang. One of them deftly pruned her hand bag off her shoulder and the same time attempted to retrieved the telephone with which she was making calls from her other arm. The last of the gang stood guard, providing cover for the others.



“They had during their planning stage misjudged the desperation of a Nigerian woman about to be dispossessed. The victim reacted swiftly. She let the hand free and held on tenaciously to her phone. A struggle ensued. The victim plaintively cried out for help. A motley crowd gathered. The other members of the gang, appropriately appraising the situation fled the scene. The fourth member was not so lucky. He continued to engage in an internecine struggle with victim for the phone. In desperation, he brought out a dagger, and cold blooded stabbed the woman repeatedly in the chest, stomach and shoulder. There is a proverb, when a strong animal flirts too much with the trap, he makes his meat available for children to share with teeth.



“The gathered crowd became enraged and promptly apprehended the abandoned thief. He was beaten to stupor, Tied up and set ablaze while the maddening crowd continued to bay for his blood.

“Joint Action Aid was alerted on Monday when video clips of the dastardly murder went viral on social media. We reported the yet another resort to “jungle justice” to the Commissioner of Police, Lagos state. The video clips were carefully analysed and some arrest made. The six people arrested through our efforts denied criminal culpability and brought fast talking lawyers.



“More frustrating, the charred remains of the alleged thief had been removed. The area council and Orile Iganmu police claimed ignorance of the whereabouts of the corpse. Thus we have a dead zone situation. No dead body, no witnesses and then, most understandably, an unwilling complainant still battling for survival from the grievous multiple stabbing at the hospital. We returned back to the office, again defeated. Frustrated. And defeated.The rule of law is vanquished again. The rule of the jungle continues to win triumphantly.



Kingsley Ughe ,a legal practitioner and General Counsel of the Joint Action Aids


http://www.newshelm.com/2016/11/why-lagos-garri-thief-was-lynched-lawyer.html

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