olawalepopoola:
This is apt. I think this should be put a recognized national daily. The whole Nigeria need to read this.
ASUU is being selfish

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DenreleDave:
People above and below... Can someone please summarize this for me?

Thread is for educated people, for lovers of the academia.

AfricanSonDave:


funny

Very very

Hmmm.

Habiyo:
Na your talk make sense pass the writer. but wait o! Buhari ghost is haunting every aspect of Nigeria, cos i see Nigeria in disarray except their announce his death.

Use your head bro

Rebelutionary:

As much as I want to side with you, the knotty part of this from the news article the OP referenced is that the man is ALREADY back in Niger! Like who does that...even if he is some CIA asset. Like nothing happened...kidnapped don turn vacation?

Correct

Okoroawusa:
He is back to Nigeria?

Trump just use Nigeria catch cruise for re-election matter.

He is back to Niger.

Trump just fool America. Simple

rontolo:


America does not need a pretence to drop into Nigeria. These black ops operators can cross our porous borders at will, hang around for days without any issue. They can also be extracted discretely without fuss. They can drop whatever they want in those regions without such an elaborate cover as a hostage rescue. Please don’t overrate Nigeria’s border security. Ordinary BH dey come and go anyhow

Nigeria was only notified of the rescue as a matter of courtesy. I suspect they were only informed AFTER the rescue. The Nigerian military cannot be trusted

Lol.

kopite:
The OP doesn't have a full grasp of american geography. there are places in america that is hot and desert like. Check Arizona and southern California.
Back to your story, the guy in question is a high profile CIA officer and of prime importance to the American Operations in West Africa. I applaud the americans for doing what they know how to do. Such camaraderie is worthy of dying for your nation. That is why a criminal will take our soldiers hostage and we can't do jack even in our own soil. God help Nigeria.

Your damage control will not work. The entire kidnap and rescue episode was a charade.

GeneralMarshall:
Scam for ego

Super power scam.

Scam for ego

kabe1:
Support your own military!!!


Soldier dies attempting to rescue Katsina nursing mother.

Troops of the Operation Sahel Sanity based in the Faskari Local Government Area of Katsina State have lost a soldier who tried to rescue a nursing mother during a gun duel with bandits at Diskuru village.

The troops, however, killed five bandits and rescued three kidnapped women and their babies during the encounter on Thursday, October 29, 2020


https://punchng.com/soldier-dies-attempting-to-rescue-katsina-nursing-mother/?amp=1&utm_term=Autofeed&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter&__twitter_impression=true

Thank you for this. Nigerian army and Navy SBS have conducted many rescue operations on land and ship. And we are proud of them.

byinks:


That's it !

I noticed the story had k leg
Let's hope the Americans did not drop something off in Nigeria under the guise of rescue operation

Top guy.

Scam, scam, scam, scam.....

Someone that was rescued with guns, has returned so soon. No shock or trauma. No fear for insecurity, no fear of life if another kidnap happens.

He has returned back to gathering intel for his bosses. He is back on the Nigeria-Niger border.

GeneralMarshall:
The US rescued Philip Walton in now back in Niger. Lol. Scammm..

If you were kidnapped like that, would you return so soon.

That is my source. Read b4 it is removed.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2020/10/31/kidnapped-american-rescued-us-military-operation-nigeria/6102334002/
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See the link before it is removed.
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2020/10/31/kidnapped-american-rescued-us-military-operation-nigeria/6102334002/
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timay:


He's probably a CIA operative. lol
Back to duty already
A normal/regular kidnapped civilian would have been rattled by the experience and gone to meet his family back home to take some time off for some months first.

That is obvious from the cover story that he was a farmer, raising camel and sheep. Lol. An american farmer in hot, French speaking Niger, on the border farming. Lol. Abeg, I get brain. I never fell for it one bit.
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2020/10/31/kidnapped-american-rescued-us-military-operation-nigeria/6102334002/
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seunmsg:


I don’t think it’s about US using Nigeria to shine. I think it was orchestrated by Trump to boost his re-election chances.

Possibly.

Scam topply

I am not one to be played about. I figured something was not right when so-called Philip Walton was kidnapped in Niger.

Within few days, the CIA provided "intel" on his whereabout and started planning a rescue. I guess he had a gps chip planted in his body.

The man is a CIA asset under-cover on the Nigeria-Niger border. Gathering intel and feeding his bosses.

His abduction was a scam orchestrated by the CIA and he was taken across the border into Nigeria.

A 27 year old American farming in Niger, raising Camel and Sheep. The son of a missionary. Lol. All cover story. Americans were never missionaries, never in French-speaking Niger of all places. US is cold, Niger is too hot. An American cannot farm in Niger. Never. He was under-cover on the border.

As we speak, the Philip Walton is back in Niger. Lol. If you were truly kidnapped, would you rush to return ?

Nigeria, be warned. Do not trust the USA. They have nothing good to offer Nigeria. Such operations must not be allowed again. Never.
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The US rescued Philip Walton in now back in Niger. Lol. Scammm..

If you were kidnapped like that, would you return so soon.

The US rescued Philip Walton in now back in Niger. Lol. Scammm..

If you were kidnapped like that, would you return so soon.

lionel4power:
Most powerful warship in Africa.


written in 2017

https://www.africanmilitaryblog.com/2017/03/top-10-most-powerful-warships-in-africa

you and the other nicompoo have finally disgraced your ancestry.

are you happy now?

sinistermind:
Even the UK is surprised at the foolishness of this government. Every country can decides who enters their country, as for this one, they said perpetrators of electoral violence won't be allowed into their country, so why is the Nigerian govt crying

My friend, go and get educated. Go back to school, you really need to.

wink2015:
THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT HAVE DEMONSTRATED THE HIGH LEVEL OF SHALLOWMINDEDNESS OF THE Federal Government of Nigeria.

Correct.

Many people here are not educated at all. Smh.

The Brits are very wrong.

etokhana:
Earlier thread: https://www.nairaland.com/6129236/visa-ban-dont-disrespect-nigeria#94070747


https://www.sunnewsonline.com/visa-ban-our-policy-consistent-with-yours-uk-replies-fg/

I disagree with the British. They have the right to determine who enters their country, but they cannot judge anyone who has not been convicted of electoral violence.

how do they determine who to ban? Who prosecuted them? Who convicted them?

Yes the UK can decide who visits their country but they cannot presume guilt of any politician before a competent trial. That is the koko.

The UK is wrong on this one please.

kponkedenge:
Most people saw the election as 'Obaseki Vs Oshiomhole' because Oshiomhole made the election all about himself.

If you ask any Edo person, they'll tell you that they wanted Obaseki to win.... Most of the people supporting Ize-Iyamu were from out of state.

Another thing I'll point out is that, most of you people that were saying Ambode should have done the same thing Obaseki did are actually forgetting that Edo is not Lagos.

If Ambode had decamped to PDP when he wasn't allowed a second term, the Lagos House of Assembly would have impeached him immediately and he would have been under investigation by now.... His situation was worse than that of Edo state because of the strong influence of Tinubu and his loyalist in the House. It was an impossible task.

Anyways let's just enjoy the moment... Edo Ni Mosè, Edo noba ghe. Oba gha tor kpere.

We know cowards from their words.

So Obaseki dudn't fight Edo lawmakers abi. Didn't he shut down the legislature and remove the roofs to avoid reps sitting in chambers. Didn't Otunba Gbanga Daniel close down the house of reps in Ogun state, when they were on Obj's side of their war.

Ambode is a coward. Simple. He could have defected to PDP and fight the lawmakers, scatter the chambers or remove the mace, shut down the building, remove all chairs and roofs or seal the premises.

Politics is dirty here bro. And Ambide is just a typical yoruba man. Simple and squarely.

You cannot hold Executive power and allow an ordinary man to remove you. If I was Ambode, I would put Tinubu under house arrest, and deal with him to stupor. Any lawmaker on his side, his salary would be stopped and I would seal the House of Reps building. Nonsense.

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