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 Jokes Etc / Superman by Chxta(m): 3:45pm On Oct 03, 2006 |
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| Jokes Etc / Re: Jokes, courtesy of George Constanza by Chxta(m): 3:43pm On Oct 03, 2006 |
 Can anyone guess what that means in Arabic? |
| Politics / Re: Atiku's Aide Shot Dead By Police by Chxta(m): 2:42pm On Oct 03, 2006 |
AN account of how a security detail attached to Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Mr. Victor Okonkwo, was allegedly killed by policemen at the weekend emerged yesterday from a man who claimed to have witnessed the incident. The name of the witness, according to the Atiku Abubakar Campaign Organisation, is being withheld for security reasons. The witness and one other person were said to have been in the same car with the deceased. The name of the policeman who allegedly pulled the trigger that killed the Vice President's security official was simply given as Akpama, a police driver. The Atiku Campaign Organisation, in a statement yesterday, said: "An eyewitness, (name withheld for security reason) has shed light on the circumstances in which Mr. Victor Okonkwo, body guard to Vice-President Atiku Abubakar was killed by some policemen in Uke, near Keffi, Nasarawa State on Saturday." It added: "The eye witness to the tragedy, friend and co-traveller with Okonkwo in the ill-fated trip, has confirmed that the deceased was killed at the Uke police post by a trigger-happy police constable." The statement disclosed that the witness completed his undergraduate study in Mathematics from the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, four days to the incident. The witness said the shot that killed Okonkwo "was fired by the driver of the police patrol team, whose colleagues immediately lamented (had) never handled a gun." The organisation said: "Victor was a close friend of my younger brother. They were mates at the State Security Service training school in Kaduna. But we became family friends. At present, my younger brother who is serving in Anambra State lives with the parents of Victor. Victor was always in our family house in Abuja; and of late has been the one taking care of our mother who is sick." The witness was quoted further: "He asked me to follow him to Nasarawa Polytechnic where he was to write a paper in Accounting. He was studying for his Ordinary National Diploma in Business Administration. We were three on the trip and we had a smooth ride until we were stopped by a highway police patrol." The eyewitness was reported to have said that the policemen walked up to the trio and asked for the vehicle's papers. Victor responded by saying "espirit de corp. He introduced himself as an SSS operative who worked with the Vice-President. He added: "The policeman then exchanged banters with him and saying something like 'Oga, na you dey enjoy o.' They asked us to go." The witness continued: "As Victor was about to move, the policemen came back and said their Inspector wanted to see Victor. He came down from the car and walked up to the Inspector in the Patrol Jeep. "The next thing was that the Inspector came down from the front passenger seat of the patrol vehicle and started complaining. He was saying something like: 'You boys think every policeman on the road is an ordinary man'. "When the Inspector rebuffed our pleadings that Victor and his colleague would be late for their exam, Victor persuaded his colleague in the car who was going for the same exam, to leave while he sorted himself out. Then, the Inspector said we should go to the next police station." He was quoted further: "As we drove towards Keffi, one of the policemen who had taken over our front passenger seat asked for the particulars of the paper. Victor asked him to pick it in the dashboard safe and he did. "At the police post in Uke, Karshi local council of Nasarawa State, we stopped and the Inspector directed his men to search the Toyota Carina 2 vehicle that we were travelling in. After the search in which nothing was found, the Inspector asked that the vehicle be impounded. "At this point, Victor started pleading that he would be late for his examination and that the Inspector should please allow him to go. The Inspector refused and ordered his men to register the car in the station register. Victor handed the key of the car to him. As we made to leave the station, the Inspector again called us back and asked Victor where he said he was working. Victor brought out his wallet comprising four identity cards, that of the SSS, the Presidential Villa, his National ID card and his bank account ID card. The officer called one his men to identify the Villa ID card and that one said "Oga na true o, the ID look like original''. "All this while, Victor was calling his colleagues in the Villa but could not get through. Then the man said he would not release him until the people he had been calling came to identify him. He said Victor should be locked up. "Victor said he could not be locked up because he worked for a security agency like the Inspector. "Five policemen surrounded him and tried to force him into the station. He resisted and they were struggling with him but they could not overpower him. "As they struggled, his service pistol fell and the policemen tried to pick it up. They struggled, but he was able to pick it before any of them. They continued to struggle with him. Then, one of them named Akpama, dashed to the Patrol vehicle, grabbed a rifle, and shot into the air once. I was scared and I ran to the Inspector pleading that he should intervene, but he was busy smoking cigarette. As I was pleading with him, I heard another shot. I looked back and saw Victor going down. I rushed to him and tried to hold him. One old man and a girl from the village joined me to attend to him''. "I rushed to the roadside to get a vehicle to convey him for medical attention. A Datsun car agreed to help us. As we drove into the station, a policeman ordered the driver to stop and he was taken away. "It was when the DPO who said he was attracted by the gun shots came that he ordered that Victor should be taken for medical attention. He was taken to the back of the Jeep and I held him, praying that he would survive the gun wound. "As we drove to Keffi, the policemen started accusing each other for the gun shot. The Inspector took his gun and checked his bullets. The other policemen accused Akpama, the patrol van driver of firing the shot. They said he was always running away from guns. They kept saying that the first time he handled a gun, he had killed someone. "When we got to the medical centre in Keffi, the medical doctor examined Victor and left without saying a word. When the DPO went into the doctor's office, I followed him and pleaded that the doctor should come and take care of Victor. He then confirmed that Victor was dead." The eyewitness disclosed that he had made statement to the Police Authorities giving this same account. "At the police station, the policemen wept, asking what would happen to them after many years in service. They kept blaming each other for the killing," the witness added. From today's Guardian. At least we now know that it wasn't politically motivated. . . |
| Education / Re: Appealing The Refusal Of A British Student Visa: Intricacies by Chxta(m): 2:33pm On Oct 03, 2006 |
| Politics / Re: The Flag of Nigeria by Chxta(m): 1:59pm On Oct 02, 2006 |
Amen to that too. . . |
| Computers / Re: Ubuntu Linux by Chxta(m): 1:56pm On Oct 02, 2006 |
Esquire no wayo. . . adewaleafolabi, use the cdc_acm module to connect your phone. It should create a device for it, i.e. /dev/ttyACM0. |
| Politics / Re: President Of Nigeria In 2007: Who? <Poll> by Chxta(m): 7:38pm On Oct 01, 2006 |
FLEX06:  |
| Music/Radio / Re: How To Download Music, Video Clips, And Games Online by Chxta(m): 7:20pm On Oct 01, 2006 |
nosa101: http://www.world-downloads.net.tc/ |
| Sports / Re: Making Fun Of Inter by Chxta(m): 7:15pm On Oct 01, 2006 |
they drew 1-1, my daily dose of laugther has been handed. . .  |
| Computers / Re: Ubuntu Linux by Chxta(m): 7:08pm On Oct 01, 2006 |
adewaleafolabi: http://www.gnome.org/projects/rhythmbox/news.html Rhythmbox plays mp3s and comes with gnome (i.e Ubuntu). For Kubuntu, you can install it by inserting you Ubuntu CD and using the package manager to install it. . . |
| Sports / Re: Juventus: Can They Return To Serie A In One Season by Chxta(m): 6:59pm On Oct 01, 2006 |
| Politics / Re: Independence Day: Nigeria At 46. Hurray! by Chxta(m): 6:57pm On Oct 01, 2006 |
Let's put it like this: I choose to focus on the positives instead of the negatives. The glass is half full, not half empty. Happy independence folks. |
| Education / Re: Appealing The Refusal Of A British Student Visa: Intricacies by Chxta(m): 6:30pm On Sep 29, 2006 |
I made contributions to this thread ages ago. Adviced her to reapply. That takes three weeks nowadays if I'm not mistaken. Or am I? |
| Nairaland / General / Re: Too Old For Nairaland? by Chxta(m): 6:24pm On Sep 29, 2006 |
Did y'all notice that Kayzziah's post was removed? |
| Music/Radio / Re: Who Is Or Was The Most Influential Musician Nigeria Ever Had? by Chxta(m): 6:19pm On Sep 29, 2006 |
Shouldn't this be in the music forum? |
| Nairaland / General / Re: How Was Your Day? by Chxta(m): 6:17pm On Sep 29, 2006 |
Stressful. I've left the books for such a long time (4 years) that adjusting is proving difficult. . . |
| Politics / Re: Breaking News: Nigerian Governors Indicted by Chxta(m): 6:11pm On Sep 29, 2006 |
Afam: Excellent post! |
| Education / Re: Appealing The Refusal Of A British Student Visa: Intricacies by Chxta(m): 6:06pm On Sep 29, 2006 |
This thread still on? I thought Ronke would be in the UK by now. . . |
| Nairaland / General / Re: Ever Being Banned? Share Your Experience by Chxta(m): 6:03pm On Sep 29, 2006 |
Well, if it is stated explicitly in the rules (it is one of the rules in CyberEagles) then the ban would have been called for. As for the second one, that is still baffling. . . |
| Politics / Re: The Flag of Nigeria by Chxta(m): 5:56pm On Sep 29, 2006 |
Jaybaba: Ever read Romeo and Juliet? |
| Computers / Re: Ubuntu Linux by Chxta(m): 5:49pm On Sep 29, 2006 |
If you put the CD in, it should give you the option of installing seperate packages. For mp3s, I recommend Rhythm Box music player. In the meantime, should you be unable to directly install the software, open the CD in a folder and locate the software you want. |
| Computers / Re: Window Media Player 11- The Forbidden Fruit. by Chxta(m): 1:15pm On Sep 29, 2006 |
Why? |
| Computers / Re: Ubuntu Linux by Chxta(m): 1:10pm On Sep 29, 2006 |
@ adewaleafolabi Download alien from here Install by using the command[i] tar xzf[/i] to install this one. |
| Politics / Re: Hugo Chavez: Matters Arising by Chxta(m): 8:20pm On Sep 28, 2006 |
I'll get their advert (indicting the US and EU over 'charity' to Africa) and get it across to you. Have to run for now. Vayan con Dios! |
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