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BE SINCERE, IF YOU WERE IN THIS SITUATION, WHAT WOULD U DO?

A police officer stopped you, entered your car and demanded for your papers and after perusing, he said, "Oga! Your papers don expire.
You begged him but he won't let you go and after wasting an hour of your time, he insist you settle him with 2500. You pleaded that he should take 1,500 cos the exactly 2,500 is all you had. But he insisted on the 2,500 or you go to station.
To avoid further delay, you gave him the 2,500 and he alighted from your car.

You zoomed off in anger and just about 5 minutes drive from the scene, a phone rang in your car. Behold, it was a "Samsung Galaxy 5" seated gracefully on the passenger seat beside you.

You picked the call, lo & behold the harsh policeman said in a very sombre tone,
"Oga, sori wen I sit inside ur car my fone don fall inside your car. Na me, the police man wey arrest you just now. Abeg help me return am".

What will be your response and reaction?

BOB GELDORF BUYS INTO NIGERIAN BISCUIT MARKET

8 Miles, A private equity firm with interests in agriculture and technology, has acquired minority stakes worth $80m, in the Nigerian biscuit company, Beloxxi Industries. Irish pop star, Bob Geldof is the founder of 8 Miles.

The company also bought minority stake in Blue Skies an ethical fruit business that is hoping to expand into the Nigerian market.

GELDORF had signified interest in the Nigerian snacks market in August 2016.
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Anini The Law!! The Reign Of An Armed Robber
By Prince Adeola Bobade.

Lawrence Nomanyag­bon Anini, Nigeria’s most notorious armed robber, was born some­time in 1960. He terrorised the old Bendel State, especially its capital, Benin City in the 1980s. By 1986, his robbery exploits had reached such a terrible level that it became a national issue. He op­erated along with his lieutenant, Monday Osunbor, and others. However, one striking feature in the Anini reign of terror was police complicity. It was soon dis­covered that the Anini gang had insiders within the Police hierar­chy. George Iyamu, a Deputy Su­perintendent of Police, was their arrowhead.

Anini, dreadfully called ‘The Law’ or ‘Ovbigbo’, was born in a village about 20 miles from Be­nin City. He migrated to Benin at an early age, learned to drive and became a skilled taxi driver within a few years. He became known in Benin motor parks as a man who could control the var­ied competing interests among motor park touts and operators. He later took to criminal acts in the city and soon became a driver and transporter for gangs, criminal godfathers and thieves. Soon after, he decided to create his own gang. They started out as car hijackers, bus robbers and bank thieves. Gradually, he ex­tended his criminal acts to other towns and cities far north and east of Benin.

The complicity of the police is believed to have enhanced Anini’s reign of terror in 1986. Early that year, two members of his gang were prosecuted over an earlier under-the-table ‘agree­ment’ with the Police to destroy evidence against the gang mem­bers. The incident, and Anini’s view of Police betrayal, is be­lieved to have spurred retaliatory actions by Anini. In August, 1986, a bank robbery linked to Anini was reported in which a police of­ficer and others were killed. That same month, two officers on duty were shot at a barricade while trying to stop Anini’s car. During a span of three months, he was known to have killed nine police officers.

In an operation in August of 1986, the Anini team struck at First Bank, Sabongida-Ora, where they carted away N2, 000. But although the amount sto­len was seen as chicken feed, they left the scene with a trail of blood. Many persons were killed.
On September 6, same year, the Anini gang snatched a Peu­geot 504 car from Albert Otoe, the driver of an Assistant Inspector General of Police, Christopher Omeben. In snatching the car, they killed the driver and went to hide his corpse somewhere. It was not until three months later that the skeleton of the driver was spotted 16 kilometers away from Benin, along the Benin-Ag­bor highway. A day after this at­tack, Anini, operating in a Passat car believed to have been stolen, also effected the snatching of another Peugeot 504 car near the former FEDECO office, in Benin.

Two days after, Anini’s men killed two policemen in Orhio­won Local Government of the state. Still in that month, three different robbery attacks, all pointing to Anini’s involvement, took place. They include the murder of Frank Unoarumi, a former employee of the Nigerian Observer newspapers; the killing of Mrs. Remi Sobanjo, a char­tered accountant, and the steal­ing of the Mercedes Benz car in Benin, of the Ughelli monarch, the Ovie.

Before September 1986 drew to a close, Anini, now an elusive dread, struck at a gas station along Wire Road, Benin, where he stole a substantial part of the day’s sales. He shot the Station’s attendant and gleefully started spraying his booty along the road for people to pick.

The height of Anini’s exploits, however, took place on October 1, 1986, the Independence Day when the state’s Commissioner of Police, Casmir Igbokwe was ambushed by the gang in Benin, followed by a hail of bullets. The police boss survived the attack with serious injuries. Earlier that day also, the Anini men had gunned down a police man with­in the city
Also, on October 21 of same year, the Anini gang terminated the life of a Benin-based medi­cal doctor, A.O Emojeve. They gunned him down along Textile Mill Road, in Benin. Not done, Anini and his gang went and robbed the Agbor branch of the African Continental Bank and carted away about N46, 000. A day after the operation, Anini, The Law, turned to a ‘Father Christmas’ as he threw wads of naira on the ground for market men and women to pick at a vil­lage near Benin.

Anini’s image thus loomed larger than life, dwarfing those of Ishola Oyenusi, the king of robbers in the 1970s and Youpelle Dakuro, the army deserter who masterminded the most vicious daylight robbery in Lagos in 1978, in which two policemen were killed. Anini spear-headed a four-month reign of terror between August and December 1986. He also reportedly wrote numerous letters to media hous­es using political tones of Robin Hood to describe his criminal acts.

Worried by the seeming elu­siveness of Anini and his gang members, the military Presi­dent, General Ibrahim Baban­gida then ordered a massive manhunt for the kingpin and his fellow robbers. The police thus went after them; combed every part of Bendel State where they were reportedly operating and living. The whole nation was gripped with fear of the robbers and their daredevil exploits.

However, Police manhunt failed to stop their activities; the more they were hunted, the more intensified their activities became. Some of the locals in the area even began to tell stories of their invincibility and for a while, it felt like they were never going to be caught.

However, at the conclusion of a meeting of the Armed Forces Ruling Council in October 1986, General Babangida turned to the Inspector- General of Police, Etim Inyang, and asked, ‘My friend, where is Anini?’. At about this time, Nigerian newspapers and journals were also publish­ing various reports and editori­als on the ‘Anini Challenge’, the ‘Anini Saga’, the ‘Anini Factor’, ‘Lawrence Anini – the Man, the Myth’, ‘Anini, Jack the Ripper’, and ‘Lawrence Anini: A Robin Hood in Bendel’. The Guardian asked, emphatically, in one of its reports: ‘Will they ever find Ani­ni, “The Law”?’

His arrest

Finally, it took the courage of Superintendent of Police, Kayode Uanreroro to bring the Anini reign of terror to an end. On December 3, 1986, Uanreroro caught Anini at No 26, Oyem­wosa Street, opposite Iguodala Primary School, Benin City, in company with six women. Acting on a tip-off from the locals, the policeman went straight to the house where Anini was hiding and apprehended him with very little resistance. Uanreroro led a crack 10-man team to the house, knocked on the door of the room, and Anini himself, clad in under­pants, opened the door. “Where is Anini,” the police officer quickly enquired. Dazed as he was caught off guard and having no escape route, Anini all the same tried to be smart. “Oh, Anini is under the bed in the inner room”. As he said it, he made some moves to walk past Uanreroro and his team. In the process, he shoved and head-butted the police officer but it was an exercise in futility.

Uanreroro promptly reached for his gun, stepped hard on An­ini’s right toes and shot at his left ankle. Anini surged forward but the policemen took hold of him and put him in a sitting position. They then pumped more bullets into his shot leg and almost sev­ered the ankle from his entire leg. Already, anguished by the ex­cruciating pains, the policemen asked him, “Are you Anini?” And he replied, “My brother, I won’t deceive you; I won’t tell you lie, I’m Anini.” He was from there taken to the police command headquarters where the state’s Police Commissioner, Parry Osayande, was waiting. While in the police net, Anini who had poor command of English and could only communicate in pid­gin, made a whole lot of revela­tions. He disclosed, for instance that Osunbor, who had been ar­rested earlier, was his deputy, saying that Osunbor actually shot and wounded the former po­lice boss of the state, Akagbosu

Anini was shot in the leg, transferred to a military hospi­tal, and had one of his legs am­putated. When Anini’s hideout was searched, police recovered assorted charms, including the one he usually wore around his waist during “operations”. It was instructive that after Anini was captured and dispossessed of his charms, the man who terror­ized a whole state and who was supposed to be fearless suddenly became remorseful, making con­fessions. This was against public expectation of a daredevil hood­lum who would remain defiant to the very end.

Shortly after the arrest of Anini and co, the dare-devil rob­bers began to revealthe roles played by key police officers and men, in the aiding and abetting of criminals in Bendel State and the entire country. Anini particu­larly revealed that Iyamu, who was the most senior police offi­cer shielding the robbers, would reveal police secrets to them and then, give them logistical sup­ports such as arms, to carry out robbery operations. He further revealed that Iyamu, after each operation, would join them in sharing the loot. It was further exposed how Iyamu planned to kill Christopher Omeben, an As­sistant Inspector-General of Po­lice in charge of Intelligence and Investigation. But Iyamu was later to be disappointed as the assailants dispatched to elimi­nate Omeben were only able to kill his driver, Otue, a sergeant. Iyamu, whom the robbers fondly referred to as ‘Baba’, reportedly had choice buildings in Benin City; proof of how he invested the loot he obtained from men of the underworld.
Due to the amputation of his leg, Anini was confined to a wheelchair throughout his trial. Iyamu, on his part, denied ever knowing and collaborating with Anini, but Anini The Law furi­ously retorted, “You are a shame­less liar!” Anini had accused him before Justice James Omo-Agege in the High Court of Justice in Benin City. Of the 10 police offi­cers Anini implicated, five were convicted. The robbery suspects, including Iyamu, were sentenced to death. But in passing his judgement, Justice Omo-Agege remarked, “Anini will forever be remembered in the history of crime in this country, but it would be of unblessed memory. Few people if ever, would give the name to their children.” Their execution took place on March 29, 1987.

By Prince Bobade Adeola

youngest85:
How many of you know that Tinubu days are numbered?

I believe
So are yours!

dikerebel:
pics biko

Pics of what if I may ask? The picture of the dead hero or that of Where & When he was pushing the governor out? Who suppose to be the photographer? Some questions are illogical and s...

Continue to call (hiding your number) these two numbers until they run out of existence!

I have received a couple of 419 sms on my phone. I decided to publicise these hungry and faceless morons seeking to fleece innocent Nigerians of their hard-earned income. IF YOU HAVE RECEIVED SUCH SMS OR E-MAIL, KINDLY UPLOAD HERE TO SHAME THEM AND SENSITISE NIGERIANS. Thanks

rowland545:
My friend got pregnant and she said she intends removing it. So we bought a lot of drugs from pos.. to mes... u name it, we bought all so it did not work...

Then there was this one she bought I've forgotten the name . After she took it she began to bleed . We thought that was it, so the next day, we bought pregnancy strip to test and its still showing two lines which is positive.... Then we waited for a week and she went to the lab and it's still showing positive...

Is it positive for the baby to still be there or is it out? .I'm confused. Doctors in the house, pls help ...pls no abusive words.....

No need to abuse at all. But you should have put it clearly that God, the Creator hasn't allowed two killers to overcome that baby.

When the news breaks out of a person with fresh human heads is arrested in Lagos, your likes will jump up and shout here in NL KILL HIM!

S HEKAU and those ritualists are better than you miserable two. Tomorrow either or both of you will not stop going to Redeem camp or prayer city for fruit of the womb- God is too gentle!

Great

Farem@yahoo.com

Isaiah 49:15 Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compasion on the son of her womb? yea, they may forget, yet will I (Jehovah) not forget thee.




No matter how bad you are or you are cons dered,, there is One who loves you enough to die for you. The most eternal horror is to die without Jesus in your life. You are not safe auntil you soaked. Accept Him and be saved.

Urukpe:
http://www.premiumtimesng.com/regional/nwest/215011-jigawa-govt-opens-bid-construction-90-mosques.html

Someone should please help me with the annual IGR of this state in the last ten years.

This is a sign that this recession is not strong enough around the so-called leaders.

Jigawa was/is not really affected by the madness called boko haram but this governor wants to make Jigawa a centre of operation in the new jihadic dispensation.

This is the reason why we need TRUE FEDERATION. So that there will not be free fund to sponsor more demons.

Nigeria- a republic where baboon dey work and monkey dey chop

dainformant:
In a bid to keep his promise on promoting Nigerian made items, senate president; Bukola Saraki, arrived tShe upper cmabers of the national assembly in a 'Made In Nigeria' outfit... See photos below;

Source; http://www.nationalhelm.net/2016/11/senate-president-bukola-saraki-storms.html

What has he been wearing before now - made in Kwara? The last time I checked, this style is not anywhere niggerian!

Saraki has broken his commitment to buy Nigerian by using biafran stuff!

GBTYO:
I just heard Buhari is already pulling out of the Saudi Sunni coalition over a Trump win.

You will recall that the Saudis named Nigeria alongside other Sunni Muslim nations in their coalition to defend the Saudi Royal family from Iranian and Shias.

And that prominent among the Saudi coalition includes groups like ISIS, Al Nusa Front and Al Qaeda which have so far been highly successful in wiping out Shias in parts of Iraq and Syria .

With a Trump win, the Saudi coalition is folding like a pack of cards as President elect Trump is not expected to support sunni terrorists in Syria like Obama did over the likely risk of WW3 with Russia/China/Iranian alliance.

Although the Saudi's are yet to jettison their sectarian alliance, inside sources have it that the Saudi Princes are shitting all over themselves over an end to Obama state sponsored Jihad which they bankrolled on Hilary Clinton continuing the legacy.

The President tried unfailingly to get Saudi official response all through the night on the way forward but to no avail as no official answered his call apart from one time when an Indonesian maid answered and said in pidgin English " call back. Master no happy now. Can't talk. "


Stay tuned for updates.

You just heard this from the land of the dead. I mean
from your departed ancestors, right?

Check all the executive boko harNot really funded it. It's a token. Just to test the Har m domains (palaces). You will see her

Contact17:
Donald Trump has won the election with 276 states

How many states day America? You can learn from exposed commentators here before you...

You are already taking what is worse and deadly than Tramadol - you are at home with it. Tramadol ordinarily can only kill your body. This other one will kill your soul. You take Fornicado (the other name for fornication).

Stolen water is sweet BUT it will send you to Hell fire. You can still escape it - Repent!

Proverbs 9:17 Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant. 9:18 But he knoweth not that the dead are there; and that her guests are in the depths of hell.

You mean not signing his Hell warrant? Hell is truly enlarging itself per second

TrapQueen77:




She's juz showing it to her hubby what he exactly can have after the party good to go... Besides it's their wedding..

All visual evidence point to the fact that, this has been on FAR BEFORE the party!