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APC will win Edo.

The following as a story by Iyad El Baghdadi, a former inmate at a Dubai Prison.


"I was imprisoned in Al-Sadr prison in the UAE before my forced expulsion from the country. You can read .

In brief, Al-Sadr prison was the most racist place I had ever experienced in my life up to that moment.

Now note that I was held in a general holding cell block before being transferred to another cell block used for deportations. Both of these blocks are considered “temporary detention” , and as far as I know, that’s how the authorities get away with the massive institutionalized abuse that happens there.

There was a kind of “nationality hierarchy” in the prison - Arabs such as myself got less cramped cells, often could cut in line, sometimes got to eat in our cells (rather than in the courtyard), and even got some goodies such as cigarettes or lighters or phone calls (I’m not a smoker myself, but my cellmates were).

More importantly however, Arabs rarely got insulted or slapped or punched or spit on - which is kinda standard practice for Asians, especially Bangladeshis and Pakistanis.

In an ethnically mixed country such as the UAE, a brown guy like me can be confused for a Pakistani. I remember once in jail I had to make a clinic visit (I had pretty bad asthma), and I didn’t follow the marching instructions right and had a growling prison guard charge at me to hit me. When he heard me say something like “excuse me” or “sorry” in Arabic he stopped in his tracks, smiled, and said “You’re Arab? Why didn’t you tell me you’re Arab?”

Basically had I not been Arab I’d have been fair game.

I said Arabs “rarely” got beaten up - but it does happen. An Egyptian man who occupied the cell next to me once insulted a guard, and was quickly taken outside to the courtyard, chained to a pole, and “disciplined” (beaten by several guards before being returned to his cell).

Bangladeshis seem to be at the bottom of the hierarchy - routinely punched, slapped, kicked, spat on, and held in very cramped cells. I counted 47 men cramped in a cell intended to hold 10 people (10 beds). There were probably more, since some of them were out of sight round the corner.

I heard the prison guards and policemen share the expression “al binghal bighal” (البنغال بغال) - translates to “Bengalis are mules” - among each other.

The sound of slaps - of a human hand slapping a human face - rang regularly in the prison halls, especially when prisoners were being “processed” (brought in, or switched between blocks). Prison guards and policemen seem to be instructed not to show any kind of sympathy to the prisoners. Noticing that I don’t look like I belonged there, they only inquired about my story in hushed whispers in the corners of halls.

The kind of food you eat is so terrible that I went from 40 waist to a 34 waist in two weeks. I had to literally hold my pants up with my hands a lot of the time (you’re not allowed belts). I remember an elder Arab man pointing to the food and asking a younger Arab man: “If you were a dog, would you eat this food?”

(Interestingly, that elder Arab man had lived his entire life in the country, and didn’t know why he was in jail. There were “higher instructions” to expel him but no court case against him. When I entered prison, he was past his first year in that situation.)

You are allowed to buy food (there’s this kinda “canteen” cart that comes twice a day when the prisoners are out in the courtyard), but the food is overpriced and of terrible quality. The same canteen sold very cheap cigarettes and very expensive pants (which I bought, but they were of such poor quality that they ripped on the first day then I tried to, um, walk in them).

Hygiene is pretty bad and everyone stinks. We had to chase rats out of our cells on a couple occasions. You can shower of course, but the water pressure is very low (it’s just a trickle), plus it’s scalding hot during the day and very cold during the night (so you gotta make do). Bathroom situation was… terrible, and you’re not allowed anything to… clean yourself with.

Yet the UAE government propaganda is so strong that it almost amounts to gaslighting. I remember an elderly Egyptian cellmate who, even after living in these conditions for a few days, remarked “How can this be? UAE prisons are like hotel rooms! They’re like 5 star hotels!” It was a pathetic sight to witness a man almost lose his mind, not able to square what he’s been told all his life vs the reality he’s living. The man collapsed a couple days later and had to be carried off to the prison’s clinic.

There’s a lot more I can say - after my release from prison I was summarily expelled from my country, had nowhere to go and was stranded at an airport for a month. I ended up documenting my observations in a journal that ran 200+ pages. But suffice it to say that prison in the UAE was the most overtly and unapologetically racist place I had ever seen up to that point. Especially if you’re not an Arab.

Source; https://www.quora.com/What-is-prison-like-in-the-United-Arab-Emirates

Very wise and intelligent man.

Fine man.

Tinubu lost nothing Oga. You don't know what you are writing.

Rahmanjargo:
Rip.
God should help us swap tinubu with Hitler or Osama bin Laden please

What has Tinubu done to you?

Hope not true.

The President threatened fire and brimstone for anyone that takes the Party to Court.

Jack500:
This iboes never know what hit them, Yobe governor and Osun governor are pro-Tinubu, u will all cry last last.

This game sweet die

Jagaban

The Secretary Senator Udoededehe sef.

[quote author=jasent post=91056557]I am loving PMB sincerely. I was never his fan,but I love men that have balls..I have repeated told some online noisemakers that tinubu does not have that much power you guys are assuming he has.Imagine last time judiciary saved Osho,some idiot actributed the success to tinubu
,I was like so tinubu power still reach our judiciary?I hope una eye don clear now[/quoteYou suddenly love Buhari because you think he is against Tinubu?]

Mescana22:
New political party loading! And this time Tinubu need to bury his ambition and align with the south East! Support Igbo Presidency and lets all pay back the north in there own coin.

But Nope, he’s a known tribalist and known igbo hater

Politics is a game of interests. No permanent friends or enemies. Hate Igbo for what.

You think Tinubu is a kid?

Kriss216:
Any fim from crook Tinubu will automatically land him in EFCC custody.

EFCC? Tinubu led office 13 years ago. Even OBJ couldn't find any dirt on him when he fought OBJ.

Too early.

ernieboy:
impeached? don't make me laugh? who wan do the impeachment? I think it was rather an affront for tinubu to declare himself national leader in a party that has a sitting president

ok

truthfulparrot:
You guys don't know what is coming. Oshimole will be sacked today and before the end of this year Tinubu will be arrested and prosecuted.
The fact is that powerful forces in this country has decided that if power must come to the South in 2023, Tinubu must be incapacitated.
Buhari is taking the lead in this fight to clean APC.

congratulations

OFFICIAL336:
You mean Tinubu remove Buhari? You are insane

thanks

Meninmen:
Lol. Are you in this country at all? Impeach Buhari because of wetin happen? Which Nigerian president has ever been impeached? What is Buhari's crime for possible impeachment? because he don shok finger inside your god (tinubu) eyes? Is that an impeachable offence? You must be a toddler. Oga go and sleep abeg!

Thanks

Lostz:
look at this one. stop being a kid

thank you

It will be suicidal for Buhari to take sides. He could end up impeached (worst case).

Lostz:
who will impeach him? how many national lawmakers do you have in the southwest?

Watch. Buhari should not take sides or else he is finished.

If Buhari tries any shit, he will be swiftly impeached.

FFK is eyeing Aisha. He wants to straff her.

Obaseki cannot contest. Read for yourself.

At least you can also read and understand.

Purplebirdrep:
FACT-CHECK: Did Court Restrain Obaseki From Contesting Edo PDP Primaries?

DADDY D.O, a Twitter user with the username @DOlusegun, on Monday posted a document at exactly 11:51 pm with the claim that a Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has restrained Godwin Obaseki, the incumbent Edo state governor, from participating in the Peoples’ Democratic Party’s gubernatorial primaries in the state.

In the past 11 hours, his post has garnered over 300 retweets and 500 ‘likes’ respectively.

The ICIR investigation also showed that the post has garnered 1,012,832 views as the time of filing this report.

In the last 7 hours, more than 6 popular Nigerian newspapers including Sahara Reporters, Vanguard, TheNation, TheCable, DailyPost, amongst others, have also reported on Tuesday that Obaseki was restrained from contesting the party’s primary election.

The Findings

The ICIR examined the same reported document, with suit number FHC/PH/CS/69/2020 and discovered that the Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, only ordered “accelerated hearing” of the suit seeking to stop Governor Obaseki from participating in the Edo PDP’s primary election slated for Thursday.

The suit in question was filed on Monday by Omoregie Ogbeide-Ihama, One of the PDP governorship aspirants in Edo State. Prior to the court order, Ogbeide-Ihama has vowed not to step down for Obaseki after Gideon Ikhine, another aspirant, withdrew from the race.

On the first page of the document, the suit has Uche Secondus, National Chairman of the PDP, as the first defendant. Other defendants are Emmanuel Ogidi, Kingsley Chinda, Debekeme, James Manager, Ajibola Muraina, the PDP, Obaseki and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as second to ninth defendants respectively.

Ogbeide-Ihama, through his lawyers, Donald Denwigwe (SAN) and Chief F. Orbih, SAN, and leader of PDP in Edo State, had prayed the court to stop Obaseki because his defection to the party, a few days to the primary, was unreasonable and aimed at destabilising other aspirants.

The plaintiff also prayed the court to order the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, from recognising Obaseki as a candidate in the party’s primary.

Please read it yourself

Stupid man.

awhybliss:
Refusing to open up schools (Leaders of tomorrow), and going ahead with primary election is senseless...
Safety measures can be observed in school as well ...
#reopenupourschools
/Genevieve/ /jumia/ /Ghana/ /fireboy/
#iPhone11ForN3450

Are you a private school teacher?

Good

He and Amaechi have failed. He has nothing to stand on.

Bihari must do something about Amaechi.