₦airaland Forum

melvinjames:
Please no tribalism on this very important subject.

Igbos want to live anywhere except in Biafra.
For a people clamouring for secession, you'd think most Igbos would want to live in Biafra but no.
Half of those vituperating on twitter and Nairaland actually live in the SW.
One would have thought the first thing to do was to build Biafra and make it an enviable place.

5% of Yorubas live outside Yoruba land
10% of Hausas live outside the north.
A whopping percentage of Igbos live outside Igbo land. (about 80%)

What am I not getting?

Very good question,they claim to develop everyone space but cannot develop their cities to become envy of other nations in Nigeria.

They claim to develop Lagos but cannot develop Enugu,their Eastern capital better than Lagos.They lack human capital and ingenuity to stand alone,only boasting is their trademark.

If Hausas and Yorubas chase them away today,you will see how they will crawl on their feets to beg you.

They are the real jews of Nigeria aka wanderers.

The U.K.’s Future May Be in the Hands of Scotland’s Rebel Youth
Prime Minister Boris Johnson says he won’t allow another independence referendum, but a bigger threat to the union might be to let the issue fester.

Robyn Graham was too young to vote in Scotland’s 2014 independence referendum, and now she’s determined to get her chance in another one.

The 19-year-old law and politics student at the University of Glasgow is among a generation of youth for whom the political landscape has been dominated by the constitutional future of the three-centuries-old United Kingdom. To her, it’s not a matter of if, but when Scotland breaks away.

“I’m sure we will grow old in an independent Scotland,” said Graham, national secretary of the youth wing of the Scottish National Party, which has run the country’s semi-autonomous government since she was five years old.

Scotland heads into an election on May 6 that’s become a pitched battle over whether the nation should get another say on its place in the U.K. after Brexit. Polls predict the pro-independence camp is on course to win big and intensify a standoff with the government in London.

The problem for the integrity of the U.K. is that the demographics look increasing stacked against it the longer the wrangling rumbles on. While Scotland is roughly evenly split between support for independence and remaining in the U.K., its rebel youth is disproportionately in favor of going it alone. John Curtice, Britain’s most prominent psephologist, calls it a gradual erosion of the foundations of support for the union.

A recent YouGov poll found that 70% of people age 18-24 would vote “yes” in an independence referendum when excluding “don’t knows.” A Believe In Scotland poll, commissioned by PanelBase, showed that the disparity with older voters ran even deeper: It found 72% of voters between 16—the minimum voting age in Scotland—and 35 would vote “yes.”

The problem for Prime Minister Boris Johnson—or indeed subsequent leaders—is that the issue is unlikely to fade away. His current stance is that the 2014 ballot, when Scots decided by 55% to 45% to remain in the U.K., was a once-in-a-generation event. But Scots voted more emphatically to stay in the European Union two years later, and across the U.K. under-25s were more than twice as likely to want to remain in the bloc than leave.

“The support for independence is entwined with the attitude toward Brexit, so it’s not a surprise now that the younger demographic want to be independent,” said Curtice, a professor of politics at Strathclyde University.


https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-05-03/scottish-independence-u-k-s-future-may-be-in-hands-of-rebel-youth

JohnNgene:
Fellow Nigerians, Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka needs no introduction in Nigeria. So I won't bore you with any biography. Google is your friend abeg. Lol.

I'm one of those who admire this man for his comments on politics and his criticism of politicians. People like to advice clerics to concentrate on their religious calling and avoid politics but I disagree with that. Clerics are citizens. Clerics are humans. And clerics have undeniable influence on other citizens.

To cut the long story short, I would vote for Ejike Mbaka if he ever decides to run for president. I would vote for him not because he is a saint but because I believe he would perform well and would have the interest of the poor and suffering people of Nigeria at heart.

I have always said that it's better to take the risk of a good person becoming bad in a position of power than to empower an already bad person to become more evil, more diabolical and more heartless. Bad people have no conscience. Bad people have ruled us since 1960 and are leaving our country worse than they met it. I think it's time to try a good man come 2023.

So, will you vote for Ejike Mbaka if he contests in 2023?

Ejike Mbaka as Alaigbo republic President.

Biafranboys:
It is sad to see Ghana a friendly country treating igbos and not Nigerians this way and let's face it we all know the shop owners are igbos and this is why the Nigerian government is doing nothing to help them you don't try this nonsense with a sane country.

Let's not pretend how on earth do you ask people to pay $1million are those people alrite in the head? When trump said Americans first the world was crying and this is the same thing Ghana is Doing to Nigerians

How much are Ghanaians worth?

What if the world impose the same thing on Ghanaians living in other countries what kind of hypocrisy is this. People from Ghana go to other countries and they are free and they kill peoples business in their own country.

Look igbos you need to boycott Ghana go to other African countries where their business environment is friendly and when you leave the Ghanaians would suffer.

Igbos stop going to Ghana the hype is already too much aside light and security I don't see anything special in Ghana no benefits even Ghanaians are running away and crossing the Mexican border.

Igbo politicians stand up for your igbo brothers in Ghana because buhari would do nothing, as long as you are igbo the issues in Ghana should affect you because they are our brothers.

The Ghanaian Cup would be full very soon because the issues are clearly political and to the clueless man in charge open the damn borders, you can't close the Southern border and leave the Northern border open, that man is a disaster

Add yours

Call out Nnamdi kanu,the defender of the igbo people to call Ghana to order or face the consequences.

Nigerians and the Southerners will release the Igbos from Nigeria,if they will go with their 5 states (Anambra,Enugu,Abia,Imo and Ebonyi states and igbo parts of Delta and Benue) and develop their space to become the next Japan of Africa.

Teaser4:
you mean fulani women from Kwara State

From kano and Kaduna.

Joysticks:
I like the northern people.As you see them shouting 'Nigeria must be one indivisible entity'Nigeria unity is non negotiable'You can never see them marry other region except for political reasons like ibb,atiku and other emir who kidnap teenage girls from the south and take them to forcefully marry them.
You can never see a northerner build houses in other region except theirs.
A northern Muslim doesn't see Muslim from other regions as their brothers not to talk of Christian.

This is not true i know Northerners building houses in the South.currently more Fulani women are marrying South westerner men

McCoy662:
Seriously, this got me thinking. In my side of the green planet, money serves as a marriage adhesive. When a man is wealthy, the marriage seems all rosy for eternity but the whites are different. The top two richest men in the world have divorced their partners and the women seems cool with it.
Do you think a Nigerian lady can ever think of divorcing Bill Gates??
Just for fun oo
I'm not misogynistic

If Nigerian women can divorce Dangote why cant they divorce Bill Gates? Marriage is meant ti be enjoyed not endured.

Penielly:
Thank you everyone for your suggestions,I really appreciate,but with cost of things now in the country,I would have need a second means of income, please anyone with good idea should help,I have not done business before,and I base in Asaba Delta state, please your suggestions will go a long way..

Go into farming alongside your government job that is what many Hausas do with govt jobs and they make good money from it.

The Nigerian women start to cut off the blokos of rapists and child molesters that is the day the Nigerian women will gain their respect back.

Fineman87:
2023 is the undisputable turn of Ndigbo to produce the President of this great country. The two major parties have no choice but to ensure an Igbo man flies their banner. Forget all the lies in the media; 2023 is strictly igbo affair for both APC & PDP.

It is the wish of Nigerians that power transmits to the younger generation. The highly educated and enlightened people who would chart a great future for the nation.

Please I use this medium to plead with Gens. OBJ, IBB, Gowon, George Obiozor & Afenifere to back Prof. Kingsley C. Moghalu for the 2023 Presidential election.
Many months ago, I contacted him anonymously via social media and advised him to join the PDP early so that we can work for him. But he isn't making that move yet. Let me respectfully remind him that only PDP or APC can win a Presidential Election in this country.

The likes of Tinubu, ethnic bigot Rabiu .M. Kwankwaso, thief Atiku, criminal Orji. U Kalu, etc are Not the calibre of people the country needs at this time. We must break away from the cycle of rogues and ethno-religious cretins. ... And most importantly, the position is for Ndigbo by moral justice. The North & West should yield to moral justice to heal past wounds and cement the national inter-ethnic bond.

Please Elder Statesmen, l urge you all to prevail on Prof. Moghalu to join a leading party, so that we can start preparing him to contest. 2023 is already here.

Should he refuse, then an alternative is Prof. C. Soludo. But Soludo has gone far in his quest to be the governor of Anambra State. Nevertheless, he would make a great president that would diversify the economy and create jobs for Nigerians.

Please Statesmen, help the nation to break the cycle of rogues and support Prof. Moghalu to join PDP and contest. If he isn't cooperating, then Prof. Soludo should be made to contest for Presidency, same as we did with Obj in 1999.

Say No to thieves and rogues please.
Profs. Moghalu or Soludo 2023.

If Igbos wants to be President of Nigeria,they must contribute more IGR to the federation account of Nigeria to supercede South west and South South.They only regions who deserves Presidency in Nigeria is South west and South South.The rest can take Speaker or chief whip positions.

Xhuntra:


Thunder fire Abiola and Awolowo together in their graves, Amin

Amadioha fire Azikwe and Ojukwu including your slave ancestors in their miserable graves.

GOTVee:
As a born again Christian who is meant to speak the truth at all times, I can boldly say that we southerners are bloody hypocrites especially we Christians. The Bible admonished we Christians to forgive and let love lead in all we do. If God were to judge us based on our actions so far in life no one would be alive cos we have all sinned and fallen short of the glory of God and the holy spirit. What baba ijesha did is despicable and cantankerous but why must we adopt the cancel culture in dealing with the issue just like we tried to do with the recent case of Honorable Minister Pantami who was wrongly accused of having links with terrorists? A 14 year old girl in Northern Nigeria is already an house wife with 2 children. A former governor Yerima married a child bride from Egypt till this day nothing happened. Where were these hypocritical voices when the girl child in the north is a victim? Why are the Tonto Dike's and Iyabo Ojo's not speaking up against the madness going on in the north? Are we supposed to operate separate laws as regards abuse of the girl child in Nigeria? Baba ijesha did wrong but how many of the so called voices of perdition don't have skeletons in their closets? While I condemn rape and molestation, I think we southerners should emulate the north when it comes to solidarity. The north will never drag their people into the mud no matter what despite been predominantly Muslims. We Christians really have a lot to learn from our Muslim brothers when it comes to love and peace

The laws in the North is different from the South.The south uses criminal code and the North penal code.Adultery and seducing a married woman in the North is a crime in the North but it doesnt exist as a crime in the South.

Law respects no emotion.The law is the law acccording to the place the crime was committed.

If Baba Ijesha lives in the North and married a 14 yr old girl,no one will raise eyebrow because their law and culture support it.

Mynd44

On Baba Ijesha trending 'saga' of 'rape' of a 7years old and molestation of that same girl at 14yrs.

Note that the offence of defilement is same as 'rape', the difference only lies in age of the victim. In my post, I shall use the word 'defile/defilement' because the victim was and still a child when the defilement and molestation took place.

I try as much as possible to distance myself from sex related issues or discussions because I consider it private. But when it comes to defilement of a child/minor, I get charged, infuriated, irritated, furious, enraged. The defilement of this innocent children is a social evil which we must collectively fight. Children should be allowed to be children, and we must protect them. But the law is the law, our sentiments holds no water and can not change the laws of our land.

Lots of sentiments is currently ongoing with divergent views especially on social media. We all forgot that there's a law which protects every citizen, irrespective of crime such person may have committed. The crime of molestation has been reported by the guardian of the young victim and the offender arrested already, we should allow the court to make a pronouncement. Everyone coming up with a verdict having no regards for the law of the land.

We lawyers don't entertain sentiments, we rather speak the law at it is(in its raw form). In this post, I wish to analyze without sentiments the probable outcome of the Baba Ijesha alleged defilement/molestation case.

I came across a confessional video of the offender online and the popular/social media opinion is that since the offender has confessed to the crime, that he(offender) shouldn't be released on bail. Haba mana!

IS BABA IJESHA'S OFFENCE A BAILABLE ONE?
YES! Baba Ijesha's crime is a bailable offence, and the police can not continue to hold him indefinitely. Moreover, our courts are on strike, meaning he (offender) can not be charged to court or prosecuted for now. Even where the crime committed is a grave one (eg murder), the police still have to apply to court before the offender can be further held for maximum of 96 hours or so. The public opinion doesn't matter, because the law is there to guide and direct us.

PURNISMENT FOR DEFILEMENT.
By virtue of Section. 137 of Criminal Law of Lagos State states and I quote: "Any person who has sexual intercourse with a child commits a felony and liable on conviction to imprisonment for life".

Section. 135 of same law on INDECENT TREATMENT OF A CHILD stated thus:
(i) Any person who unlawfully and I decently deals with a child commits a felony and is liable on conviction to imprisonment for Seven(7)years.
(ii)the term "deal with" includes doing any act which if done without consent would constitute an assault.

CAN BABA IJESHA BE PURNISHED FOR DEFILEMENT OF A MINOR, A CRIME HE COMMITTED 7YEARS AGO?

According to the law, he (offender) can no longer be prosecuted on the criminal act of defilement. Those clamoring for life imprisonment are only being ignorant of the law.

By virtue Law of Statute of Limitation, the maximum period or time to report the crime of rape or defilement is Two(2)months from date of the alleged offence. The law therefore forbids prosecutors from charging someone with a crime that was committed beyond the maximum specified period. In other words, the maximum period to report or prosecute a rape/defilement case by the victim or her parents/guardian (for a minor) is immediately the offence of rape/defilement was committed. It becomes statuted barred if not reported or prosecuted after two(2)months. This is to ensure that the conviction is based solely on evidences that has not deteriorate with time.

From the above stated law, it is clear that an offence(defilement) that was committed 7years ago and was unreported is already long statute barred unfortunately.

CAN BABA IJESHA RETRACT HIS PLEA/ADMITTANCE(as seen in the viral video)?.
Yes! Even in court of law, an accused can retract or withdraw his confessional/ written statement.

For the molestation /assault, Baba Ijesha must be adequately punished and must serve the maximum punishment which according to Section. 135 of Criminal Law is CONVICTION TO IMPRISONMENT for SEVEN(7) YEARS.

We parents should be vigilant and must be there for our kids. Trust no one with your kids the way you wouldn't entrust your hard earn money with anyone. Our kids, our future. These kids have the right to enjoy their childhood, why do some mentally sick adults rob them of their inherent right?

School owners! please do watch out for this kids, we have entrusted them in your care while they are in school. We should always have it at the back of our minds that male children also get abused,molested and sexually abused.

Ki Olohun ma ba wa dabobo awon omo wa. May evil eyes not see and evil person not meet our kids.

Olori Ganiyat Popoola-Afolabi

Okwyjesus:
Very right. Put a Military administrator in Igboland??

The old man is totally wrong.He is calling for fulani army to take full control of Nigeria.We should be prepared for complete takeover of our land by full scale fulani invasion with Miltary backing.

Your administrators will be mainly fulanis.

juman:
Baba Ijesha has right to get bail.
Those actresses dragging the case as if he killed someone.
He did not kill, even no be rape case.

Baba Ijesha actually made the child a living dead.

duni04:
I don't think there's anything in this footage to do anything to baba ijesha. His clothes were on. There was no sexual contact or intimacy. You can't send a man to jail for touching a girls hands and talking to her. I didn't even see the part where he fondled her breasts. They can probably only get him on a misdemeanour charge which probably just carries a fine. Let us remember that it was initially alleged that he raped the girl. I didn't see any evidence of rape in the footage.

The rape happened 7 years ago

itslinkin4005:
This one na pure set up and the mad man just fall for it... This girl don dey shine Congo b4 now even from the way she acted . Am not in support of what the man did. But this is definitely not a rape case.

Baba Ijesha raped the little girl when she was 7 years old for God sake.She was introduced to sex by baba Ijesha.

YaribanzaMuslim:
it's really sad and pathetic that someone will comeout openly to belittle and tarnish the image of great Asiwaju Bola ammed Tinubu, The Jagaban of Yorunba land. I want to vehemently disagree with you that Banji Akintoye is the leader of Yoruba's. We the real Omoluabi's will not and never allow Banji Akintoye to be our leader. We currently have two leaders; politically is Bola Ammed Tinubu, Religiously, Prof Ishaq Akintola has our full support.

when you talk of Tinubu drug case in America, I want to tell you that the case has ended amicable.

Who is Banji Akintoye that to you want us to follow? where is he from? How many supporters does he have?, Tinubu is from Osun but he has the support of all real Omoluabi's. He's a well respected personality especially among Yorunba Muslims.

Tinubu is not Jagagan of bariba in Borgu kingdom. where is the so called bariba and Borgu kingdom? you called him Jagaban of street urchins but it may surprise you that without street urchins like motor park Alayes, Lagos may not be lively. A simple tour from Agege to amuwo odofin, Mushin to oshodi-isolo, ikorodu to ikeja reveal bunch of urchines and motor park Alayes who are hussling, collecting taxes, levies and making out a living on daily basis Courtesy of Tinubu. popular MC oluomo, ademola are Tinubu street urchines with from grass to grace story.

We the real Omoluabi's have only two leaders, Asiwaju Bola Ammed Tinubu, the Jagaban of Yorunba land, our political leader and Godfather and Prof Ishaq Akintola of MURIC, the spiritual and Islamic leader of whole Yorunba race. Nobody can take them away from us!!!

OdudwaR

Jobless Ndigbo youth.

fergie001:
He isn't from Kabba.


The bolded is very important.

So where is he from in kogi state?Owolabi is a Yoruba name.Owolabi means we gave birth to money.

fergie001:
He has been Deputy Commissioner of Police in Anambra since 2019...that is why he was posted there because he already knows the terrain.

He is not even from SW.... ...He is from Kogi State.

We have Yorubas in Kogi state from kabba.

limeta:
CP Christopher A. Owolabi as the new Commissioner of Police (CP) in charge of Anambra State Police Command

we know what this is about
They know he is going to ve it there just to divide
yorubas and igbos .

Like the igbo woman in Ibadan.They should redeploy all igbo officers to the East and send Yorubas back to Yorubaland.

PRESS RELEASE

SOUTH-EAST SECURITY: IGP COMMENCES OVERHAULING OF SECURITY ARCHITECTURE

· CP Chris Owolabi now CP Anambra, 2 DCPs, 14 ACPs, others, deployed to Region

The Inspector General of Police, Ag. IGP Usman Alkali Baba, psc (+), NPM, fdc has ordered the posting of CP Christopher A. Owolabi as the new Commissioner of Police (CP) in charge of Anambra State Police Command. The deployment of the new CP is part of the ongoing efforts at re-ordering, overhauling and strengthening the security and policing architecture in Anambra State and other States of the South-East and South-South geo-political zones of the country. This is ultimately designed to improve the operational efficiency of the commands and enhance public safety and security. CP Chris Owolabi takes over from CP Monday Bala Kuryas, fsi who has been redeployed to the Anti-Fraud Section of the Force Headquarters Annex, Lagos.

In a similar vein, the IGP has ordered the posting of other strategic and tactical commanders within the zones. A total of two (2) Deputy Commissioners of Police (DCPs), fourteen (14) Assistant Commissioners of Police and other mid-level officers were affected.

The Inspector General of Police charged the new Commissioner of Police in Anambra State to take adequate measures in consolidating and improving on the gains of his predecessor. He further charged the CP to rejig the security apparatus of the State, harness the full potential of the command – its workforce, assets and stakeholders - in advancing the collective safety of all citizens. The IGP equally enjoined the people of South-East and South-South zones to cooperate with the Police and other security agencies to enable them succeed in the responsibilities of safeguarding them and the common wealth of the nation.

CP FRANK MBA

FORCE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER

FORCE HEADQUARTERS

ABUJA

greymiles:
Shut up
U guys like to paint igbos as the bad guys, meanwhile, we are the only victim of the unity called Nigeria
Yet everything Nigeria can boost of are achieved by igbos... from footballers to writers, the inventor of the fastest computer, first black man to command a US Navy ship or president of the WTO

The only tin u people can contribute is baba ijesha, bandits and skull miners

Who let the dogs out.ouh ouh ouh

Please anyone with FCC number for Lagos and kwara State?

All of a sudden, the military came and decided to give us a military system of government, which they called federalism. It is everything but a federal system as practiced in United States, Switzerland, Canada and so many countries. What we have in Nigeria is a misnomer. It lacks any definition. You cannot call it unitary, parliamentary or even a federalism. It is not. It is a system that is foisted on the country to benefit a section of the country. Now, look at what is happening. The oil in the Niger Delta belongs to the entire Nigeria. Now, the Northerners control 90 per cent of oil wells. They sit somewhere and are paid royalties from wells they own in another man’s backyard. Recently, the government of Zamfara State presented to the CBN gold bar worth N5 billion and CBN purchased it. And according to the governor, he said it was for the benefit of his state and generations yet unborn. And what happened to the oil in the Niger Delta? That is for the benefit of Nigerians. So you find out that what this country needs is immediate restructuring. Let us go back to where we were. You can’t do a fraud in the name of federalism. What is happening now is pure fraud. Let us go back to a system where component units, be it states as they are now or whatever, will be able to manage their affairs, resources and pay taxes to the federal.

Do you think there are connections between absence of financial autonomy and the alleged involvement of judicial officers in corruption?
I must give a pass mark to our judges. I keep saying that somebody who is a saint can be corrupted, considering the condition under which they work. But I believe that the upright ones are in the majority. Have you forgotten that even when our Lord Jesus Christ was here, one of his twelve apostles was Judas? So in every 12, there must be a Judas. As we have corrupt ones, so also we have very courageous, decent, incorrigible and competent judicial officers.

Just recently, the Administration of Criminal Justice Law was passed in Imo State and it generated reactions. Some were for and against it. What is your position on that?
I think that thing centres more on misrepresentation and over-politicization. As chairman of the NBA then, I was part of the committee that started the domestication of the law in the state. And I attended so many seminars anchored by NBA in Abuja, Asaba, and Enugu. People from different specialisations came, and we rubbed minds together. Then our duty was to make sure that Administration of Criminal Justice Act was replicated in Imo State. The then Chief Judge of the state, P. O. Nnadi, now retired bought into the idea. Notable Jurists like K. O. Orjiakor, and S. I. Opara were leaders of the committee.

That particular section, detaining somebody at “governor’s pleasure”, has been over politicised. Yes, we may have issues with the wordings, but I know that it was not strange. The section ordinarily is intended to protect persons of unsound minds and juveniles. If you convict a juvenile or person of unsound mind, who committed a crime, you don’t send them to the Correctional Centres. So, “at the pleasure of the governor”, that person is sent to a facility where he or she would be kept until such a time that the fellow would be fit to reintegrate into the larger society. One thing people should know is that the governor does not order for somebody to be detained. It is the court that makes such order. The court must have made an order for detention pursuant to the conviction and then that order is technically said to be at the pleasure of the governor.

But some persons said that the law empowers the governor to order an arrest and detention of someone at his will.
That was why I said it was over-politicised. There is nothing like that. I think what should be done and I hold that view strongly, is that the House of Assembly should do a proper drafting. It was as a result of a lot of tiredness. I think the committee was tired. Sections 484 and 485 were not properly drafted. So, it became ambiguous, which was misinterpreted and misunderstood by people across divides.

What do you think can be done to improve on speedy dispensation of justice in Nigeria?
The whole thing is systematic. In the administration of justice, we have the police, the customs, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and other agencies that have prosecutorial powers. Primary among them is the police. The police will have to do their job and pass on to court. If a policeman does his job shoddily, someone may end up in detention. For instance, if you have a problem with your tenant and report him to the police, they will come and pick him up. Police may charge him with conduct likely to breach the course of peace. Such charge has nothing to do with the fact that the tenant owes you, which ordinarily the police have no business in. By the time they muddle it up, the man is charged to court and thrown into detention. Then a lot of things go wrong because the police prosecutor will have no ingredient to prosecute because there was no offence, ab initio. The result is that the court is over-flooded with this kind of useless matters.

So, if the police should mind their job of detection of crime, investigating crime and charging, it will help the administration of justice system so much. Most matters that are in the criminal justice docket shouldn’t be there. They should rather be handled in a civil manner. So you found out that the magistrate or the judge comes to court, like in Imo state, with about 10, 000 files including criminal and civil matters facing him. Is he not a human being? More judges and magistrates should be appointed. We need to build more courtrooms and expand facilities in the prisons to such that is befitting to human beings. Some centres do not have vehicles to convey inmates to courts. Don’t you know that most matters suffer adjournment because inmates cannot be produced in court on account of no vehicles? So you find out that relatives of an inmate make private arrangement to take their loved ones to court so that they can stand trials. These are abnormalities. So the criminal justice system needs a lot of work.

Just recently, the Inspector General of Police disbanded the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), following agitations against their unprofessional conducts. What is your take on this development?
They should walk the talk. This is the second time or thereabout, that this same IGP has allegedly banned SARS. So let them do something real this time. I think the idea behind creating SARS is to be a proactive force because of the violent crimes in the country. But everything in this country is subject to abuse. There are allegations of some of them engaging in harvesting human organs for sale. There are allegations of some of them engaging in extra judicial killings.

There is a matter where SARS officers, stopped a young man that came from UK, threatened to kill him and collected at gunpoint his money. One of them actually took him to the bank where he withdrew the money. So with some of these ugly incidents, I begin to wonder how those officers where employed. So you find out that there is need to overhaul the entire SARS unit. It is a good interventionist force but its records of abuse are the problem.

The agitators are now calling for total police reform. Do you subscribe to that idea?
Yes, Georgia had one of worst police in the world until one president came and decided to scrap the Georgia police and started afresh to build it. Before you are employed, you must be a graduate in some disciplines like law, sociology, psychology, etc. It has to do with character. They must also be paid well. Now, you must have recommendations from reputable organizations like your religious institution and at the end of the day, as I speak to you, he succeeded and Georgia now has about the best police force in the world. Nothing is impossible. You can start from the scratch and reform our police.